Better chezmoi

Reference evidence: official chezmoi docs and release v2.74.0 (releases, published 2026-11-01), checked 2026-11-10; the bundled docs snapshot was refreshed the same day. Command surface exercised on chezmoi v2.74.0 (Linux, 2026-11-10) and earlier on v2.70.2 (macOS). The installed binary owns executable syntax: run chezmoi --version and chezmoi <command> --help before using a flag that may be newer than the binary.

Authority

A request to add, edit, apply, update, merge or remove a named target authorizes that scoped effect only. It does not authorize applying every target, enabling git.autoPush, pushing, rewriting remote history, exposing secrets, or destroying source and target state. Scope commands to the named targets, and preview before any target write unless the user asked for immediate application.

On Windows, give PowerShell-native forms; do not offer POSIX arrays, $(...) or mktemp.

Default loop

Capture the version and chezmoi source-path, then edit source state (chezmoi edit), preview, apply, verify: