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dump [target...]

Dump the target state of targets. If no targets are specified, then the entire target state.

Common flags

-x, --exclude types

Exclude target state entries of specific types. The default is none.

Types can be explicitly included with the --include flag.

Example

--exclude=scripts will cause the command to not run scripts and --exclude=encrypted will exclude encrypted files.

-f, --format json|yaml

Set the output format, json by default.

-i, --include types

Include target state entries of specific types. The default is all.

Types can be explicitly excluded with the --exclude flag.

Example

--include=files specifies all files.

--init

Regenerate and reload the config file from its template before computing the target state.

-P, --parent-dirs

Execute the command on target and all its parent directories.

-r, --recursive

Recurse into subdirectories. Enabled by default. Can be disabled with --recursive=false.

Examples

chezmoi dump ~/.bashrc
chezmoi dump --format=yaml