Confusion about workflow with Chezmoi

[mafsi]

In Edit the source state from Quick Start, we find

$ chezmoi edit ~/.bashrc

as a daily routine to modify files that we added in source directory, and if we are satisfied, Apply the changes: $ chezmoi -v apply.

This is unusual to me since I always used directly my editor to modify the file: $ vim ~/.bashrc

Here is my workflow:

1. vim ~/.bashrc & make usual changes
2. chezmoi re-add
3. chezmoi cd
4. git add executable_dot_bashrc
5. git commit -m "message here"
6. git push

Am I missing something? Am I doing the wrong way, or didn't I understand chezmoi?

[bradenhilton]

There's nothing wrong with that workflow if it works for you. Note that if you are using templates and edit the file in the destination directory, chezmoi re-add will not overwrite the templates.

Personally I navigate to the source directory in my editor (VSCode or Neovim), edit the files, then run chezmoi diff and finally chezmoi apply if I'm happy with the changes.