Dotfiles Backup using `chezmoi` (MacOS)

Install chezmoi

• Brew

brew install chezmoi

• Curl

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS https://chezmoi.io/get)"

Backup

• (First time) Create a new repo - $ chezmoi init
• (First time) Create a github (or gitlab, etc) - https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/create-a-repo
• Add / Update dot files - $ chezmoi add ~/.zshrc, $chezmoi add ~/.config/neovim, etc
• CD into local repo - $ chezmoi cd
• Commit your changes - $ git commit -am "Initial commit"
• (First time) Add remote origin - $ git remote add origin git@github.com:username/dotfiles.git
• Push your changes to remote repo - $ git push -u origin main

Restore

• (First time) Clone remote repo - $ chezmoi init https://github.com/username/dotfiles.git
• Pull and apply the latest changes - $ chezmoi update -v

Reference: https://www.chezmoi.io