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…with[1] by comparing it with something tangentially related that has none of the problems. [1]: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/discussions/4010

comment by soraminazuki · 2025-10-22 · in Chezmoi introduces ban on LLM-generated contributions

…be reading that backwards, that's the content that was removed . it now just says "if LLM, banned": https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/blob/master/.github/CODE_...

comment by Groxx · 2025-10-22 · in Chezmoi introduces ban on LLM-generated contributions

…anything that looks even slightly LLM-generated then you will be immediately be banned." [1]: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/discussions/4010#discussi...

comment by rufo · 2025-10-22 · in Chezmoi introduces ban on LLM-generated contributions

Specific change: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/commit/7938c65ca55aaeaf6f... And corresponding discussion: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/discussions/4010

comment by mambo_giro · 2025-10-22 · in Chezmoi introduces ban on LLM-generated contributions

Please can you open an issue or discussion for these questions on https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi - this way more people will both be able to help and more people will see the answer.

comment by twp · 2025-08-09 · in Dotfiles feel too personal to share

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story by udev4096 · 2024-04-11 · 0 comments

[chezmoi]( https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi ) works okay for me. I like that it can add files and push them to GitHub in a single command

comment by gregwebs · 2024-04-08 · in Rotz: Cross platform dotfile manager written in Rust

…I expected and the only downside really is having to remember to commit changes across devices. https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by tedmiston · 2024-01-03 · in Ask HN: Did macOS Sonoma break your iCloud setup?

chezmoi (< https://chezmoi.io > 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…

comment by halostatue · 2023-12-06 · in Go Testing by Example [video]

…before and it looks really interesting. However, it seems that it does not cover all of my needs: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/discussions/1510#discussi... Maybe I should use Ansible for system-wide configuration and chezmoi for…

comment by mr_mitm · 2023-10-01 · in Fake recruiter lured aerospace employee with trojanized coding challenge

Thanks. I started using https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi in the meantime. I know a few of the options mentioned there but I needed something that would take care of e.g. symlinking or (as is the case with chezmoi) just overwrite local…

comment by pdimitar · 2023-05-26 · in Ask HN: How do you manage dotfiles and provision machines?

…is the right language for the problem, I'll re-write. Until then, I'll be polite and listen. [1] https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by twp · 2023-01-31 · in Rewrite it in Rust

…of paternalism. For instance, plenty of projects suggest for installation something like: git clone https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/; cd chezmoi; make; sudo make install Of course, "curl | bash" is not always preferable. Re: security,…

comment by mustache_kimono · 2022-08-29 · in Chezmoi – Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely

On the homepage you can find a link to the github-repo in the top right corner. https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/

comment by zufallsheld · 2022-08-29 · in Chezmoi – Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely

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…~/.bashrc you can use: export SECRET_API_TOKEN={{ pass "api/token" | quote }} For more info see https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/blob/master/docs/HOWTO.md... and https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/blob/master/README.md .

comment by twp · 2021-12-16 · in Clever uses of pass, the Unix password manager

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…I can also bake high-quality modern encryption straight into the binary. Much appreciated. [1] https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by twp · 2021-09-06 · in Show HN: Age 1.0 – Simple, modern and secure file encryption

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story by yagizdegirmenci · 2021-05-30 · 0 comments

…complaints aside from it being a little bit cumbersome when merging (mostly due to my inexperience) https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by shepherdjerred · 2021-05-13 · in Managing Dotfiles with GNU Stow (2016)

…e.g. share your .zshrc config between Linux and macOS. A comparison of popular dotfile managers: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/blob/master/docs/COMPARIS...

comment by twp · 2021-05-12 · in A Way to Manage Dotfiles

…it a try and see how it goes. It seems to be more capable (and more complex) than dotbot [2] [1] https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi [2] https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot#plugins

comment by mthwsjc_ · 2021-04-19 · in Ask HN: Dotfiles Management Tools?

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story by da_big_ghey · 2020-11-18 · 0 comments

Have a look at https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi too.

comment by twp · 2020-11-17 · in The Phases of an Open Source Project Maintainer

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I use chezmoi. Better than symlink hell, cleaner than this. https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by salmo · 2019-06-11 · in Versioning Your Home Directory

chezmoi Because it is important to centralize all your dotfiles. Disclaimer: I’m a chezmoi user. https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by egberts1 · 2019-01-15 · in Ask HN: Best things in your bash_profile/aliases?

…# remove the ones you don't want imported xargs chezmoi add <file-list EDIT: Issues created: https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/issues/123 https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/issues/124

comment by twp · 2019-01-14 · in Chezmoi: manage your dotfiles securely across multiple machines

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chezmoi: a tool for managing your dotfiles across multiple machines. https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi

comment by twp · 2018-11-23 · in Ask HN: Side Project You're Working On?

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