Workbench

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Workbench \u003cimg src=\"Detritus/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/icon-64.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\u003e\n\nSeamless, automatic, \u201cdotfile\u201d sync to iCloud.\n\n\u003cimg src=\"Documents/Screenshot.1.png\" width=\"450\"\u003e\n\nWorkbench is an effective way to continuously and securely back up your\n\u201cdotfiles\u201d so they can be easily restored when you clean install macOS and sign\nback into your iCloud account.\n\nAt this time we are not a multiple computer synchronization solution, but this\nfeature is not far off: the fundamentals are there.\n\n# Support mxcl\n\nHey there, I\u2019m Max Howell, a prolific producer of open source and probably you\nalready use some of it (I created [`brew`]). I work full-time on open source and\nit\u2019s hard; currently *I earn less than minimum wage*. Please help me continue my\nwork, I appreciate it \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.patreon.com/mxcl\"\u003e\n\t\u003cimg src=\"https://c5.patreon.com/external/logo/become_a_patron_button@2x.png\" width=\"160\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n[Other ways to say thanks](http://mxcl.dev/#donate).\n\n[`brew`]: https://brew.sh\n\n## Privacy / Security\n\nThe binary we provide is signed with our Apple Developer account thus your data\nis stored in the database we maintain. **However**, Apple do not give us any\naccess to your data and according to their documentation the data is encrypted\nand private to your iCloud account.\n\n**We assume no liability for your data.**\n\nThe app has no analytics and obviously we do not transmit your data anywhere\nbut iCloud.\n\nFeel free to compile your own copy of Workbench that is signed with your own\nApple account.\n\n## Current caveats\n\n* Only works with one computer.\n* Conflict resolution is manual and not assisted (you can choose to upload *what\n    is here* or download *what is there*).\n* No automatic support for directories.\n* Doesn\u2019t remember file permissions.\n* We provide no revision control.\n* We only support iCloud as the synchronization target.\n* Sync\u2019d files can only be from your home directory.\n* Maximum file size is 1 MB (this is a CloudKit limitation).",
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