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chezmoi — Manage dotfiles across multiple diverse machines. See also: `stow`, `tuckr`, `vcsh`, `homeshick`. Mo

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Problem

How to use the chezmoi command: Manage dotfiles across multiple diverse machines. See also: stow, tuckr, vcsh, homeshick. More information: <https://www.chezmoi.io/reference/>.

Solution

chezmoi — Manage dotfiles across multiple diverse machines. See also: stow, tuckr, vcsh, homeshick. More information: <https://www.chezmoi.io/reference/>.

Set up chezmoi, creating a Git repository in ~/.local/share/chezmoi:

chezmoi init

Set up chezmoi from existing dotfiles of a Git repository:

chezmoi init {{repository_url}}

Start tracking one or more dotfiles:

chezmoi add {{path/to/dotfile1 path/to/dotfile2 ...}}

Update repository with local changes:

chezmoi re-add {{path/to/dotfile1 path/to/dotfile2 ...}}

Edit the source state of a tracked dotfile:

chezmoi edit {{path/to/dotfile_or_symlink}}

See pending changes:

chezmoi diff

Apply the changes:

chezmoi apply

Pull changes from a remote repository and apply them:

chezmoi update

Code Snippets

Set up `chezmoi`, creating a Git repository in `~/.local/share/chezmoi`

chezmoi init

Set up `chezmoi` from existing dotfiles of a Git repository

chezmoi init {{repository_url}}

Start tracking one or more dotfiles

chezmoi add {{path/to/dotfile1 path/to/dotfile2 ...}}

Update repository with local changes

chezmoi re-add {{path/to/dotfile1 path/to/dotfile2 ...}}

Edit the source state of a tracked dotfile

chezmoi edit {{path/to/dotfile_or_symlink}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/chezmoi

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