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+[Dotdrop](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop) is a dotfile manager written in Python3
+that helps you to manage your dotfiles and deploy them anywhere.
+
+If you work on multiple hosts then you are probably struggling to keep all your
+dotfiles syncronized across multiple devices and be able to easily manage those.
+
+# Why dotdrop
+
+Why should you use [dotdrop](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop)?
+Check the features
+
+* **versioned**
+  be it on github, gitlab, gitolite or your own git solution, it makes
+  sure you are able to keep a history of your changes
+* **quick import**
+  import a new dotfile easily
+* **no duplicates, efficiency**
+  each dotfile is stored only once, dotdrop allows to template those
+  such that the same dotfile is customized when deployed on the host you're working on
+* **multiple devices**
+  different profiles can be defined that allows for a fine-grained control over which
+  dotfiles has to be installed on different hosts (home, work, vps, etc)
+* **different sets of dotfiles for different profiles**
+  some hosts will have all your dotfiles installed while others might just
+  need a subset of the dotfiles
+* **symlink or no symlink**
+  you can choose for each dotfile if you want it to be symlinked or
+  directly copied to its final destination
+* **fine grained control**
+  each dotfile is unique and thus each may have specific settings
+  linked to it when installed
+* **post deployment action**
+  action can be executed each time a specific dotfile is installed, for
+  example to install a package, setup some directories, call a tool to update, etc
+* **handle sensitive dotfiles**
+  multiple solutions are available to handle dotfiles containing sensitive information
+  as well as full encrypted dotfiles/rc files
+* **compare**
+  quickly compare your local dotfiles with the managed ones
+
+… and many more …
+
+Go check [dotdrop](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop), it does all that!
+
+For more check
+
+* [The readme](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop/blob/master/README.md).
+* [A small example](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop#example)
+* [How people are using dotdrop](https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop#people-using-dotdrop)
+* [The blog post](https://deadc0de.re/articles/dotfiles.html)
+