So, some times ago I had this question https://feddit.it/post/22496010 about how to manage my system configuration, storing it on a repository or something.
Many people recommended using ansible to manage the system as a whole, but my system was already up and running, what I wanted instead was something to move around files while fixing up their permissions, so I build a python script for that.
The script grew more refined as time went on, and so now I’m publishing it so anyone can use it.
p.s.: this script is purely python and has no external dependencies!
Yes, that was one of the tools I considered before making this. I do not remember the precise detail on why, but much like gnu stow is only good for versioning user dotfiles and not system config. Etckeeper is good for storing either your system config files or user’s dotfiles, but not both at the same time. copicat doesn’t care what you use it for because you explicitly tell it all the locations and permissions that you want.