.bash_profile and scripts as symbolic links [closed]

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I'd like to know, if there is any problem when I set my .bash_profile or other configs such as .irssi or .slate as symbolic links. The thing is, I would like to git all my configs and scripts in /usr/local/bin(I'm on OS X), so that I have version control and a backup for them. This way, I can also use them on other machines.

I was just wondering whether anything could break, if I'm doing that.

Answer 1

Yes as long as the symlinks are valid and the user has proper permissions to read those locations, you should not have any problem.

Answer 2

Nothing breaks, that's exactly how people put their dotfiles under version control