What is the optimal pattern for managing multi-machine configs (Desktop vs. Laptop) in a unified setup?

[H7ioo]

Hi everyone,

I am managing my dotfiles across two primary systems (a desktop PC and a laptop). While most of my environment is shared, a subset of configurations inevitably diverges per host (e.g., monitor layouts, display scaling, power profiles, host-specific keybinds).

Tools like chezmoi offer templating (.tmpl) and ignore rules (.chezmoiignore), but they create friction with ML4W. Because ML4W already symlinks dotfiles, I can only track custom configs, yet upstream updates continuously reset pointer files (e.g., keybinding.lua) back to default.lua, breaking custom keybinds and forcing manual fixes.

For those running a unified dotfiles setup across multiple machines, I'd love to hear how you structure your repositories and what trade-offs you've encountered with each approach.

[mylinuxforwork]

Hi. This is a very good question. And an interesting use case. I am currently only using the installation script for my systems with custom configurations. A deep sync between settings is currently not implemented.

I will think about it. And will convert this request to an issue.