Chezmoi Development

Overview

Develop dotfiles using chezmoi's advanced features for non-destructive configuration management. This skill focuses on two key patterns:

1. Using .chezmoidata/ to store structured configuration data
2. Using modify_ scripts (or run_onchange_after_ scripts for symlinked directories) to merge configuration into existing files without overwriting user settings

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Developing dotfiles with chezmoi that need to configure applications
• Need to enforce required settings while preserving user preferences
• Managing JSON/YAML/TOML configuration files in dotfiles
• Application config files already exist and shouldn't be overwritten
• Working with dotfiles in a team where users may have custom settings

Core Concepts