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+version: "1.0"
+name: "Example Dev Environment"
+description: "Example configuration demonstrating all features"
+
+dotfiles:
+  bashrc:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.bashrc
+    target: ~/.bashrc
+    backup: true
+    create_parent: true
+  bash_profile:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.bash_profile
+    target: ~/.bash_profile
+    backup: true
+  zshrc:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.zshrc
+    target: ~/.zshrc
+    backup: true
+  vimrc:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.vimrc
+    target: ~/.vimrc
+    backup: true
+  gitconfig:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.gitconfig
+    target: ~/.gitconfig
+    backup: true
+  gitignore_global:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.gitignore_global
+    target: ~/.gitignore_global
+    backup: true
+  tmux.conf:
+    source: ./dotfiles/.tmux.conf
+    target: ~/.tmux.conf
+    backup: true
+
+shell:
+  shell: bash
+  config_file: ~/.bashrc
+  merge_strategy: replace
+  sections:
+    - aliases
+    - exports
+    - functions
+
+editors:
+  vscode:
+    settings:
+      settings_file: ./editors/vscode/settings.json
+      extensions:
+        - name: ms-python.python
+        - name: esbenp.prettier-vscode
+        - name: njpasternak.vim
+        - name: tyriar.sort-lines
+        - name: davidanson.vscode-markdownlint
+    user_data_dir: ~/.config/Code/User
+  neovim:
+    init_file: ./editors/nvim/init.lua
+    config_dir: ~/.config/nvim
+    plugins:
+      - name: vim-airline/vim-airline
+      - name: vim-airline/vim-airline-themes
+      - name: tpope/vim-fugitive
+      - name: tpope/vim-surround
+      - name: preservim/nerdtree
+      - name: junegunn/fzf.vim
+      - name: neoclide/coc.nvim
+
+packages:
+  - name: brew
+    packages:
+      - git
+      - neovim
+      - tmux
+      - fzf
+      - ripgrep
+      - fd
+      - bat
+      - exa
+      - httpie
+      - jq
+      - yq
+      - starship
+      - zsh
+  - name: apt
+    packages:
+      - git
+      - neovim
+      - tmux
+      - fzf
+      - ripgrep
+      - fd-find
+      - bat
+      - httpie
+      - jq
+      - golang-go
+  - name: npm
+    packages:
+      - neovim
+      - @microsoft/terminal
+      - yarn
+
+backup:
+  enabled: true
+  directory: ~/.dev-env-sync-backups
+  timestamp_format: "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"
+
+platform_specific:
+  wsl:
+    packages:
+      - name: apt
+        packages:
+          - wsl-open
+  macos:
+    packages:
+      - name: brew
+        packages:
+          - mas
+          - openjdk
+
+includes:
+  - ./aliases.yml
+  - ./exports.yml