A weekly report tells him what changed on all his machines, set up in 30 minutes

Weekly Chezmoi drift report across all his machines, including what he changed, set up in 30 minutes.

How it works

A weekly drift report runs across all his machines
Lists what he changed on each
The whole setup took 30 minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

Thirty minutes of setup for a permanent memory of what changed where.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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