Install

The latest version of chezmoi is 2.56.0 (release notes, release history).

One-line package install

Install chezmoi with your package manager with a single command:

LinuxmacOSWindowsFreeBSDOpenIndiana

AlpineArchNixOSopenSUSE TumbleweedTermuxVoid

apk add chezmoi

pacman -S chezmoi

nix-env -i chezmoi

zypper install chezmoi

pkg install chezmoi

xbps-install -S chezmoi

HomebrewMacPortsNix

brew install chezmoi

port install chezmoi

nix-env -i chezmoi

ChocolateyScoopWinget

choco install chezmoi

scoop install chezmoi

winget install twpayne.chezmoi

pkg install chezmoi

pkg install application/chezmoi

chezmoi is available in many cross-platform package managers:

asdfHomebrewNixsnap

asdf plugin add chezmoi && asdf install chezmoi 2.56.0

brew install chezmoi

nix-env -i chezmoi

snap install chezmoi --classic

For more packages, see chezmoi on repology.org.

One-line binary install

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

curlwgetPowerShell

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

sh -c "$(wget -qO- get.chezmoi.io)"

iex "&{$(irm 'https://get.chezmoi.io/ps1')}"

To provide the script with arguments, place them at the end of the quote:

iex "&{$(irm 'https://get.chezmoi.io/ps1')} -b '~/bin'"

Hint

If you already have a dotfiles repo using chezmoi on GitHub at https://github.com/$GITHUB_USERNAME/dotfiles then you can install chezmoi and your dotfiles with the single command:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply $GITHUB_USERNAME

Private GitHub repos require other authentication methods:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply git@github.com:$GITHUB_USERNAME/dotfiles.git

Hint

If you want to install chezmoi in ./.local/bin instead of ./bin you can use get.chezmoi.io/lb or chezmoi.io/getlb instead.

Hint

To install the chezmoi binary in a different directory, use the -b option, for example:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- -b $HOME/.local/bin

Download a pre-built Linux package

Download a package for your distribution and architecture.

Download a pre-built binary

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

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amd64 arm arm64 i386 loong64 mips64 mips64le ppc64 ppc64le riscv64 s390x amd64 (glibc) amd64 (musl) arm64 (Termux)

amd64 arm64

amd64 arm arm64 i386

amd64 arm arm64 i386 riscv64

amd64 arm arm64 i386 ppc64 riscv64

Install from source

Download, build, and install chezmoi for your system with Go 1.22 or later:

$ git clone https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi.git
$ cd chezmoi
$ make install-from-git-working-copy

Verify your download

chezmoi's release process signs the SHA256 checksums of all released assets with cosign.

To verify an asset that you have downloaded:

Download the checksum file, checksum file signature, and public signing key.

$ curl --location --remote-name-all \
       https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/releases/download/v2.56.0/chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt \
       https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/releases/download/v2.56.0/chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt.sig \
       https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/releases/download/v2.56.0/chezmoi_cosign.pub

Verify the signature of the checksum file with cosign.

$ cosign verify-blob --key=chezmoi_cosign.pub \
                     --signature=chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt.sig \
                     chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt

Important

cosign should print Verified OK

Verify the that the SHA256 sum of your downloads matches the SHA256 sum in the verified checksum file. All the downloaded files must be in the current directory.

LinuxmacOS

$ sha256sum --check chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt --ignore-missing

$ shasum --algorithm 256 --check chezmoi_2.56.0_checksums.txt --ignore-missing

For more information on chezmoi's release signing process, see the developer documentation on chezmoi's releases.