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## Installation ##

1. Place multihome in your path (i.e. ~/bin)

2. Depending on your shell, put the following at the top of its initialization file.

CSH (/home/$USER/.cshrc):

setenv PATH ${HOME}/bin:${PATH}
set MULTIHOME=`which multihome`
if ( -x $MULTIHOME ) then
    # Destroy environment
    env -i
    # Resassign HOME
    eval `$MULTIHOME`
    if ( "$HOME" != "$HOME_ORIG" ) then
        cd $HOME
        source ~/.cshrc
    endif
endif


BASH (/home/$USER/.bash_profile):

export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
MULTIHOME=`which multihome`
if [ -x $MULTIHOME ]; then
    HOME_ORIG=$HOME
    # Destroy environment
    env -i
    # Resassign HOME
    eval `$MULTIHOME`
    if [[ "$HOME" != "$HOME_ORIG" ]]; then
        cd $HOME
        source ~/.bash_profile
    fi  
fi


## Configuration ##

1. Create /home/$USER/.homerc file


### Options for .homerc ###

1. cluster_force=true|false 
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Description: 
    Setting this "true" creates a stand-alone home directory for every machine under the "standard" cluster directory.
Example:
    cluster_force=false
    
    
2. clusters=( host_pattern [host_pattern ... ] )
Type: Array
Default: Empty
Description:
    Hostname substrings that denote particular clusters
Example:
    cluster=( ops dev test prod )


3. transfer_env=( file [file ...] )
Type: Array
Default: .*profile .*login .*cshrc* .bash* .ssh .Xauthority
Description:
    Files and/or directories to be copied from /home/$USER into the new home structure.
    These files are *NOT* linked back to /home/$USER.  *All* modifications are independent for each home directory.
Example:
    transfer_env=( .*profile .*login .*cshrc* .bash* .ssh .Xauthority )


4. transfer_env_custom["hostname"] = "file [file ...]"
Type: Associative Array
Default: Empty
Description:
    Copies files/directories to specific hosts.  Unlike transfer_env, which searches /home/$USER, transfer_env_custom may
    copy files from anywhere.  Use absolute paths (i.e. /path/to/file/or/dir, or ~/file/or/directory).
Example:
    transfer_env_custom["server1"]="~/foo/configA /srv/foo/configB $FOO/bar"
    transfer_env_custom["server2"]="~/bar/foo/configA /srv/bar/configB $BAR/foo"


5. transfer_env_HOSTNAME_always=true|false
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Description:
    Always copy files/directories defined by transfer_env_custom
Example:
    transfer_env_server1_always=false


6. transfer_env_always=true|false
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Description:
    Always copy files/directories defined by transfer_env
Example:
    transfer_env_always=false