conf.yml not found

[binyamin]

I installed cheat via snap, but cheat wouldn't recognize a conf.yml in any directory except /snap, which seems to be read-only. The directories I tried include ~/.config/cheat/conf.yml, /etc/cheat/conf.yml, and ~/snap/cheat/1558/.cheat/conf.yml. I ended up downloading the executable.

[binyamin]

Also, snap has its own options for configuration (https://snapcraft.io/docs/configuration-in-snaps)

[bernermic]

@b3u thanks for reporting and you are right. At the moment it is not possible to create your own conf.yml. It uses a predefined one here: /snap/cheat/current/etc/cheat/conf.yml.
But this one is indeed readonly.

I installed cheat via snap, but cheat wouldn't recognize a conf.yml in any directory except /snap, which seems to be read-only. The directories I tried include ~/.config/cheat/conf.yml, /etc/cheat/conf.yml, and ~/snap/cheat/1558/.cheat/conf.yml. I ended up downloading the executable.

Can you give me an idea what you want to achive via custom conf?

The snap version of cheat is updated with the community cheatsheets each version. Your personal cheatsheets go into the snap cheat directory.
At first start you can generate the personal cheat folder via cheat.cheatsheet-setup.
Then it should look like this:

$ cheat -d
community: /snap/cheat/1570/usr/share/cheat/cheatsheets/community
personal:  ~/snap/cheat/1570/.cheat

[binyamin]

I would switch from vim to nano, and switch the personal path to my dropbox folder

[bernermic]

I would switch from vim to nano, and switch the personal path to my dropbox folder

The first one you could achive by specifying EDITOR or VISUAL as environment variable for example in.bashrc

I will have a look regarding the path.
I assume it is in your home Directory?
Can you give me an example path pls how the path looks for you?

[binyamin]

Yes, it is in my home directory (~/Dropbox/)

[bernermic]

Ok, thanks for the info. That‘s good. Due to the snap confinement it is not possible to access „.“ folders but this should be doable.

I will make the config more flexible then.

[bernermic]

@b3u please update cheat to the edge channel. For this just run snap refresh cheat --edge

This is a first draft where you can use a custom config. I created an example config which should you guide to your needed config: https://gist.github.com/bernermic/04c94708199cf0eed68df318692d4ada. Only the path to your Dropbox must be changed to match your Home dir ...
You should place the conf.yml here: ~/snap/cheat/current/.cheat/conf.yml.

I did not want to release this yet for all users, as I need to think about how I will not break the setup for all other users first.

I would be happy if you tell me when this works for you.

[binyamin]

Thanks, it's working great! 🚀 I copied ~/.config/cheat/conf.yml directly to ~/snap/cheat/current/.cheat/conf.yml, and it worked exactly as I expected.
I guess the only thing left is to update the snap instructions to reflect the change in the placement of the config file.

[bernermic]

Glad to hear that and yes of course I will update the readme.
As soon I have found a good way for the default conf I will update all and give you a heads up for testing the final version.
Would be nice if you could test this as well then 😀

[bernermic]

@b3u can you please do me a favor and test the latest release with your setup?
I made a release to the stable channel yesterday.

For this run snap refresh cheat --stable

I close this issue now as solved. Feel free to reopen it if you face issues.