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I just use a git repo and GNU Stow similar to the approach in this post (I'm not the author of the post):

https://tamerlan.dev/how-i-manage-my-dotfiles-using-gnu-stow...

Stow is usually trivially installable using the package manager while I'm installing git. Not nearly as full featured as chezmoi but gets the job done for me.

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My homedir is just a git repo, similar to https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles. The .git folder has a different name so that git commands aren't accidentally applied to it. What I love most about this is keeping my homedir clean - I can see what files are new (untracked) and either delete them or add to .gitignore

Thanks for the post, it's from your post that I adapt and find a way for my own use.

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