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# Builds

Last updated 2026 · Sol 163 · 23:03 UTC (2026-06-12T23:03Z)

A **build** is a saved snapshot of a repository’s gitkit configuration — hooks, ignore templates, attributes and config presets — stored as a TOML file under `~/.gitkit/builds/`.

Builds turn your preferred setup into a one-liner for every future project.

## Workflow

    # Configure a repo the way you like, then save it
    gitkit build save rust-dev --description "Rust development setup"
    
    # Apply it to any other project
    cd /path/to/other/project
    gitkit build apply rust-dev

## Managing builds

    gitkit build list             # list saved builds
    gitkit build save <name>      # save current repo config as a build
    gitkit build apply <name>     # apply a saved build
    gitkit build delete <name>    # delete a saved build

Because builds are plain TOML files, you can version them in your dotfiles and share them across machines.