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InstantCLI

A powerful, Rust-based command-line tool for managing dotfiles, game saves, system diagnostics, and instantOS configurations. InstantCLI provides a decentralized approach to dotfile management that respects user modifications while enabling easy theme and configuration switching.

Features

🗂️ Dotfile Management

Multi-repository support with priority-based overlaying
Smart modification detection using hashes to protect user changes
Subdirectory management for organizing different configuration sets like themes

🎮 Game Save Management

Centralized game save backup and restore
Automatic save location detection

🩺 System Diagnostics

Comprehensive system health checks
Automated fixes for common issues
InstantOS-specific optimizations

🚀 Application Launcher

Fast application discovery and launching
Integration with system applications

📋 Interactive Menus

FZF-powered interactive dialogs
Confirmation prompts and selection menus
Shell script integration utilities

🖥️ Scratchpad Terminal

Toggle-able floating terminal windows
Named scratchpads for different workflows
Custom terminal and sizing options

Installation

Cargo

cargo install ins

AUR

yay -S ins

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/instantCLI.git
cd instantCLI

# Build and install locally
just install

# Or install system-wide (requires sudo)
just rootinstall

Prerequisites

Rust
Git
FZF
Restic
SQLite3

Quick Start

Initialize Dotfile Management

# Add a dotfile repository
ins dot repo add https://github.com/your-username/dotfiles.git

# Apply dotfiles to your system
ins dot apply

# Check status of your dotfiles
ins dot status

Basic Usage Examples

# Show all available commands
ins --help

# Run system diagnostics
ins doctor

# Toggle scratchpad terminal
ins scratchpad toggle

# Launch an application
ins launch

# Show interactive confirmation dialog
ins menu confirm --message "Proceed with operation?"

Configuration

InstantCLI uses a TOML configuration file located at ~/.config/instant/instant.toml:

Commands Reference

Dotfile Commands

Command	Description
`ins dot apply`	Apply all dotfiles from configured repositories
`ins dot fetch [path]`	Fetch modified files from home directory back to repos
`ins dot reset <path>`	Reset modified files to original state
`ins dot update`	Update all configured repositories
`ins dot status [path]`	Check repository and file status
`ins dot init`	Initialize current directory as a dotfile repository
`ins dot add <path>`	Add new dotfiles to tracking
`ins dot diff [path]`	Show differences between files

Repository Management

Command	Description
`ins dot repo add <url>`	Add a new dotfile repository
`ins dot repo list`	List all configured repositories
`ins dot repo remove <name>`	Remove a repository
`ins dot repo info <name>`	Show detailed repository information
`ins dot repo enable/disable <name>`	Enable/disable a repository

Subdirectory Management

Command	Description
`ins dot repo subdirs list <name>`	List available subdirectories in a repository
`ins dot repo subdirs set <name> <subdirs...>`	Set active subdirectories in a repository

Scratchpad Terminal

Command	Description
`ins scratchpad toggle`	Toggle scratchpad visibility
`ins scratchpad show`	Show scratchpad terminal
`ins scratchpad hide`	Hide scratchpad terminal
`ins scratchpad status`	Check scratchpad status

Scratchpad Options

--name <NAME>: Create named scratchpads (default: "instantscratchpad")
--command <COMMAND>: Run specific command inside terminal
--terminal <TERMINAL>: Specify terminal application (default: "kitty")
--width-pct <WIDTH>: Terminal width as percentage (default: 50)
--height-pct <HEIGHT>: Terminal height as percentage (default: 60)

Interactive Menu System

Command	Description
`ins menu confirm --message "text"`	Show confirmation dialog
`ins menu choice --prompt "text" --multi`	Show selection menu
`ins menu input --prompt "text"`	Show text input dialog

Other Commands

Command	Description
`ins doctor`	Run system diagnostics and fixes
`ins game`	Game save management commands
`ins launch`	Application launcher
`ins dev`	Development utilities
`ins completions`	Shell completion helpers

How It Works

Dotfile Structure

InstantCLI expects dotfile repositories to have a specific structure:

your-dotfiles-repo/
├── instantdots.toml          # Repository metadata
├── dots/                     # Main dotfiles directory
│   ├── .config/
│   │   ├── kitty/
│   │   │   └── kitty.conf
│   │   └── nvim/
│   │       └── init.vim
│   └── .bashrc
├── themes/                   # Optional: theme-specific configs
│   └── .config/
│       └── kitty/
│           └── theme.conf
└── configs/                  # Optional: additional configurations
    └── ...

Multi-Repository Support

Priority-based overlaying: Later repositories override earlier ones for conflicting files
Selective activation: Choose which subdirectories are active per repository
Independent updates: Each repository can be updated and managed separately

Development

Building

# Debug build
cargo build

# Release build
cargo build --release

# Run with debug logging
cargo run -- --debug <command>

Testing

# Run all tests
cargo test

# Run integration tests
just test

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