chezmoi Install Guide

One-line binary install

Install the correct binary for your operating system and architecture in ./bin with a single command.

curl -sfL https://git.io/chezmoi | sh

Install chezmoi with a single command.

OS	Method	Command
Linux	snap	`snap install chezmoi --classic`
Linux	Linuxbrew	`brew install twpayne/taps/chezmoi`
Alpine Linux	apk	`apk add chezmoi`
Arch Linux	pacman	`pacman -S chezmoi`
NixOS Linux	nix-env	`nix-env -i chezmoi`
macOS	Homebrew	`brew install twpayne/taps/chezmoi`
Windows	Scoop	`scoop bucket add twpayne https://github.com/twpayne/scoop-bucket && scoop install chezmoi`

Download a package for your operating system and architecture and install it with your package manager.

Download an archive for your operating system containing a pre-built binary, documentation, and shell completions.

All pre-built binaries and packages can be found on the chezmoi GitHub releases page.

Download, build, and install chezmoi for your system:

cd $(mktemp -d)
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi.git
cd chezmoi
go install

Building chezmoi requires Go 1.13 or later.

If you have installed a pre-built binary of chezmoi, you can upgrade it to the latest release with:

chezmoi upgrade

This will re-use whichever mechanism you used to install chezmoi to install the latest release.