macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install chezmoilocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install chezmoiMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/chezmoi/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install chezmoi with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely. Version 2.71.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add chezmoiAlpine Linux edge package indexes · chezmoi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install chezmoiFedora Rawhide package metadata · chezmoi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chezmoinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chezmoi/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S chezmoiArch Linux sync databases · chezmoi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install chezmoiopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · chezmoi · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install chezmoiChocolatey community package catalog · chezmoi · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/chezmoiScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chezmoi.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id twpayne.chezmoi -eWindows Package Manager source index · twpayne.chezmoi · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely
Project links
Commands and aliases
- chezmoi
history
Project history and usage
chezmoi is a dotfile manager for keeping personal configuration synchronized across different machines, with explicit support for secure, templated, and machine-specific state.
Project history
The project is maintained by Tom Payne in the official twpayne/chezmoi repository and documents itself as a tool to manage dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
The official release history records a 1.0.0 release on 2019-01-13, a 2.0.0 release on 2021-03-17, and frequent 2.x releases continuing through 2.70.5 on 2026-06-03.
Adoption history
chezmoi's adoption follows the modern dotfiles wave: users increasingly keep shell, editor, Git, SSH-adjacent, and app configuration in version control while needing per-machine templates and secret integration.
The input package metadata lists broad distribution through Homebrew, Alpine, Chocolatey, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, and openSUSE. Homebrew reported 133,114 trailing-365-day installs at research time.
How it is used
The usual package-manager workflow is `brew install chezmoi`, then initialize a source state and apply it on each machine. The documented config file lives under the XDG config directory, with JSON, JSONC, TOML, or YAML formats.
chezmoi is commonly used for repeatable workstation bootstrap, keeping a dotfiles repo portable while allowing host-specific templates and secure handling of private data.
Why package nerds care
chezmoi is one of the notable package-manager-era dotfile tools because it turns a personal dotfiles repository into an installable, cross-platform command with clear config-file conventions.
For package nerds, its attraction is pragmatic: one binary, many package managers, Git-friendly state, and enough security/template behavior to replace a pile of ad hoc shell scripts.
Timeline
- 2019: chezmoi 1.0.0 released.
- 2021: chezmoi 2.0.0 released.
- 2026: chezmoi 2.70.5 released and tracked by Homebrew.
Related projects
- chezmoi belongs to the dotfile-management family alongside Git-backed home-directory managers and package bootstrap scripts, but its official docs emphasize secure multi-machine dotfile management rather than a single-host symlink farm.
- It is frequently paired in practice with package managers, Git hosting, shells, editors, and password-manager tooling, because those are the systems whose configuration users tend to synchronize.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for chezmoi. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.$FORMAT- Windows
%USERPROFILE%/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.$FORMAT
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
chezmoi | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-10
manager version2.71.0
manager updated2026-07-08
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoinone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chezmoi |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.71.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chezmoi |
| Homepage | https://chezmoi.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi |
| Upstream docs | https://www.chezmoi.io/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/releases/download/v2.71.0/chezmoi-2.71.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-08T03:27:53Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | chezmoi |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
chezmoi
nix profile install nixpkgs#chezmoi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
apk95%
chezmoi 2.70.5-r0
Manage your dotfiles across multiple machines, securely.
sudo apk add chezmoi- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
apk95%
chezmoi-bash-completion 2.70.5-r0
Bash completions for chezmoi
sudo apk add chezmoi-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
apk95%
chezmoi-fish-completion 2.70.5-r0
Fish completions for chezmoi
sudo apk add chezmoi-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
apk95%
chezmoi-zsh-completion 2.70.5-r0
Zsh completions for chezmoi
sudo apk add chezmoi-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
dnf95%
chezmoi 2.70.5-1.fc45
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines
https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi
sudo dnf install chezmoi- License: 0BSD AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause-Views AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-3.0 AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND OFL-1.1
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
pacman95%
chezmoi 2.70.5-1
Manage your dotfiles across multiple machines
sudo pacman -S chezmoi- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
zypper95%
chezmoi 2.70.4-1.1
A multi-host manager for dotfiles
sudo zypper install chezmoi- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
zypper95%
chezmoi-bash-completion 2.70.4-1.1
Bash completion for chezmoi
sudo zypper install chezmoi-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
zypper95%
chezmoi-fish-completion 2.70.4-1.1
Fish completion for chezmoi
sudo zypper install chezmoi-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
zypper95%
chezmoi-zsh-completion 2.70.4-1.1
Zsh completion for chezmoi
sudo zypper install chezmoi-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: chezmoi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
MacPorts95%
chezmoi
sudo port install chezmoi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
Chocolatey95%
chezmoi
choco install chezmoi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
Scoop95%
main/chezmoi
scoop install main/chezmoi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
winget95%
twpayne.chezmoi
winget install --id twpayne.chezmoi -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chezmoi
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment