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[codex] Use copy mode for ~/Library paths on macOS #2175

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Expand Up @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ Copy config files from the Mackup folder to your home folder.

Move your local config files into the Mackup folder,
and link them to their original place.

$${\color{red}warning}$$ _the `link` strategy [doesn't work correctly on macOS](#link-mode)_
On macOS, Mackup copies any original files under `~/Library` instead of
symlinking them.

`mackup link`

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### Link mode

> [!WARNING]
> If you are using Mackup on a current version of macOS, link mode will BREAK
YOUR PREFERENCES. macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) and later don't support symlinked
preferences, see [issue #2035](https://github.com/lra/mackup/issues/2035) for
additional information. [PR #2085](<https://github.com/lra/mackup/pull/2085>)
added copy mode, which should be used instead.
> If you are using Mackup on a current version of macOS, symlinking files under
`~/Library` will BREAK YOUR PREFERENCES. macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) and later
don't support symlinked preferences, see
[issue #2035](https://github.com/lra/mackup/issues/2035) for additional
information. Mackup falls back to copy mode for `~/Library` paths on macOS
and keeps link mode for files elsewhere in your home directory.

Link mode is used to move your config files into the Mackup folder,
and link them back to their original place.
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Now your `git` config is always backed up and up to date on all your workstations.

On macOS, files under `~/Library` are copied into the Mackup folder and left as
regular files in place instead of being symlinked.

#### `mackup link`

When you launch `mackup link`, here's what it's really doing:
Expand All @@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ When you launch `mackup link`, here's what it's really doing:
That's it, you got your `git` config setup on your new workstation.

`mackup` does the same for any supported application.
On macOS, `~/Library` paths are restored by copying from the Mackup folder
instead of creating symlinks.

#### `mackup link uninstall`

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