# Quick Start

Get your Alfred preferences synced in a few steps.

## Initial Setup

### 1. Clone the Repository

```bash
git clone <your-repo-url> ~/Sync/AlfredPrefs
cd ~/Sync/AlfredPrefs
```

### 2. Link Alfred Preferences

Replace Alfred's default preferences with a symlink to this repository:

```bash
# Backup existing preferences first (if they exist)
mv ~/Library/Application\ Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences \
   ~/Library/Application\ Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences.backup

# Create the symlink
ln -s ~/Sync/AlfredPrefs/Alfred.alfredpreferences \
   ~/Library/Application\ Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences
```

### 3. Restart Alfred

Quit and relaunch Alfred. Your workflows and snippets will now be loaded from this repository.

## Daily Usage

### Sync Your Changes

After modifying workflows or snippets in Alfred:

```bash
cd ~/Sync/AlfredPrefs
./alfred-sync.sh
```

That's it! Your changes are now committed and pushed.

### Pull Changes from Another Machine

```bash
cd ~/Sync/AlfredPrefs
git pull
```

Then restart Alfred to load the updated preferences.

## Sync Script

The `alfred-sync.sh` script does the following:

```bash
cd /Users/timmy/Sync/AlfredPrefs
git add -A
git commit -m "sync YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM"
git push
```

Customize the path in the script if your repository location differs.

## Troubleshooting

**Alfred doesn't show new workflows**
- Restart Alfred from the menu bar
- Check that the symlink is correctly created

**Sync fails**
- Ensure you have git access to the repository
- Check your SSH keys or authentication

**Changes not appearing**
- Run `git pull` to get latest changes
- Restart Alfred after pulling