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Fix formatting, update paths

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# ${HOME}/.dotfiles # `${HOME}/.dotfiles`
Version control for dotfiles and templates. Version control for dotfiles and templates.
## Purpose ## Purpose
${HOME}/.config and ${HOME} are a nightmare to version control. Maintaining a distinct dotfile directory then linking to those files is a much more sane way to cordon them off from the rest of the mess. `${HOME}/.config` and `${HOME}` are a nightmare to version control. Maintaining a distinct dotfile directory then linking to those files is a much more sane way to cordon them off from the rest of the mess.
## Usage ## Usage
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TODO: Everything below TODO: Everything below
Define symlinks or dumper within the `.links` file. Define symlinks or dumper within the `.links` file.
Run `update_configs.pl` to refresh links and dump templates. Run `${HOME}/scripts/update_configs.pl` to refresh links and dump templates.
## Details ## Details
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This file contains a JSON hash of the configuration files available with either a path to be linked, or the name of a dumper contained within [`${HOME}/scripts/dotfiles`](https://git.john.me.tz/jpm/scripts). This file contains a JSON hash of the configuration files available with either a path to be linked, or the name of a dumper contained within [`${HOME}/scripts/dotfiles`](https://git.john.me.tz/jpm/scripts).
### ${HOME}/.state/linker.json ### `${HOME}/.spool/dotfiles.json`
This file contains a JSON hash of timestamps at which each configuration was last linked or dumped. The `update_configs.pl` script will use these times to know whether or not they need to be updated. It will do so if: This file contains a JSON hash of timestamps at which each configuration was last linked or dumped. The `${HOME}/scripts/update_configs.pl` script will use these times to know whether or not they need to be updated. It will do so if:
* it is a linked configuration file and the `.links` file has been updated since it was last linked. * it is a linked configuration file and the `.links` file has been updated since it was last linked.
* it is a dumpable template and the template has been updated since the last logged event. * it is a dumpable template and the template has been updated since the last logged event.