chezmoi Reviews and details

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• We need more zero config tools

  Have you used Chezmoi (https://chezmoi.io) before? I've been using that for a few years now; I'd be curious to understand how YADM compares. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Better Dotfiles

  Https://chezmoi.io/ This is so much easier and more full featured. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Ask HN: Developer PC setup automations for company owned devices

  Some teams are using https://chezmoi.io to set up and maintain their developer's machines. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. https://install.doctor/ is a higher level option which uses chezmoi. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Conditional Git Configuration

  Surprised no one has mentioned chezmoi[1], which takes "configuration as code" to its awesome, extreme conclusion[2]. [1]: https://chezmoi.io/ [2]: https://github.com/cglong/dotfiles/blob/ea33143679e936f4043a.... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Russ Cox: Go Testing by Example

  Chezmoi ( or <https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi>) has a couple dozen txtar tests. They are both amazing and completely frustrating to use, but I don't think that there would be a better way to test most of what chezmoi does without them. Tom Payne (the creator and primary developer of chezmoi) has added some extra commands to the txtar context... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• I want to mess around with my config files. What is the best way for me to be able to go back and forth between my normal config and my test config?

  I’ve been using chezmoi, which uses git, to manage my dot files and have different branches for these types of experiments. Source: over 1 year ago

• Fulfilling a reader's request for my “dot files”

  Https://chezmoi.io is a dotfile manager that is runs on multiple OSes (including Windows) while handling differences from machine to machine, allows you to store your secrets in your password manager (so you don't have to store secrets in your dotfile repo), and it even supports the NO_COLOR environment variable. Check it out! Disclaimer: I'm the author. There's a comprehensive list of the most popular dotfile... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• The best way of tracking dotfiles I ever saw.

  Chezmoi, is a famiiliar name, if not chezmoi.io, so it will stick. :). Source: almost 2 years ago

• Dotfiles Management

  Chezmoi[1] has been working well for me recently, replacing a set of Stow-able directories in a simple Git repo. I haven't started using templates and things, for now it's just environment variables. [1]: https://chezmoi.io. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• How to manage dotfiles and organize it effectively?

  I use a tool called chezmoi. It has an apply mechanism that just copies files to the proper location. It also uses go templates to manage different host/OS configurations. Source: about 2 years ago

• How to Update/Manage Scripts ?

  Update: I've started to use chezmoi to manage my dotfiles and these two sections from the docs are quite interesting:. Source: about 2 years ago

• Managing your Dotfiles with Dotter (Tutorial)

  I'm glad you asked! There are plenty of dotfiles managers out there, like chezmoi, Dotbot, or yadm (you can see a list here and a comparison table (from chezmoi, thus biased) here. But for this tutorial (and my dotfiles), I chose dotter. - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago

• Ask HN: How do you sync your computers development configurations/environment?

  I use chezmoi (http://chezmoi.io) after years of rolling my own. It’s not as straightforward as some home managers, but the extra power it provides is _amazing_ and worth the learning curve. I pull some information from the local keychain and others from 1Password (with `op`; I will be moving most of the rest to 1Password from the keychain). It can run additional scripts _after_ each update (I use it to update my... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• A Brief Guide To Manage Dotfiles

  In my quest of looking for a straightforward solution to manage my dotfiles, I found chezmoi. With chezmoi, you can ignore the part where you manually create symlinks. If you need more convincing, do check out why use chezmoi. - Source: dev.to / almost 3 years ago

• What If Performance Advertising Is Just an Analytics Scam?

  Yes. As an experiment, I tried running a Google Ads campaign for my https://chezmoi.io open source project bidding on "dotfile manager". Twenty clicks cost me $20. I terminated the experiment quickly. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

• What a great way to start the weekend, deleting the entire home directory of the work station.

  My vote is for Chezmoi Templating Passwords from CLI Password managers Awesome. Source: over 3 years ago

• How do you guys manage your dotfiles across multiple platforms?

  Check out https://chezmoi.io - I use it to manage my dotfiles across Linux, macOS, and Windows from a single git repo. Source: over 3 years ago

• A Way to Manage Dotfiles

  Check out https://chezmoi.io/ - it solves all of these problems. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago