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vcsh vs shallow-backup: catalog facts
vcsh	shallow-backup
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Keeps multiple Git repositories in one home directory Separates configuration by application or application family	Backs up dotfiles from their current system paths Can track installed packages and applications
Requires Git	Requires Git integration for pushing backups to a remote repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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