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Jan 27, 2026 Ā· (Feb 9, 2026)
I found yolk when searching for an easy way to manage and template my configuration files. I had been using GNU Stow beforehand, but it lacks a convenient templating method.
Apart from the yolk documentation itself, I couldn’t find many resources about how to use it. I also haven’t seen it mentioned in many online discussions or lists of similar tools. This is a quickstart guide for replicating my yolk setup and getting started with configuration templating. If you’re interested, you can read about how I previously managed configuration files with Stow. Otherwise, skip straight to seeing how I use yolk.
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