cheznav

A TUI for chezmoi.

Dual-pane layout: local home directory on the left, chezmoi-managed files on the right. Cross-tree highlighting keeps selection in sync between panes.

Add, apply, diff, edit, forget, destroy, chattr, ignore — through context menus or direct keyboard shortcuts. Side-by-side diffs with accept left/right.

Supports encrypted files, templates, executables, symlinks, directories, externals, chezmoi config files, run scripts, and dry-run mode.

Install

pipx install cheznav

# or with Homebrew
brew install djetelina/tap/cheznav

# or from AUR
yay -S cheznav

Usage

cheznav            # normal
cheznav --dry-run  # pass -n to all chezmoi calls

Controls

Navigation

Key	Action
Left / Right	Switch panes
Up / Down	Move within tree
Space	Expand / collapse directory
Enter	Context menu (files), expand + context menu (directories)
:	Command palette
?	Help
q	Quit
Tab	Cycle focusable elements

Direct shortcuts (no menu needed)

Key	Local pane	Managed pane	Diff view
a	Add / Re-add	Apply	Accept left (keep disk)
e	Edit local	Edit source
d	View diff	View diff
i	Ignore	Ignore
x	Forget	Forget
r			Accept right (use chezmoi)
v	View file	View file

Development

just init    # install pre-commit hooks + sync deps
just test    # run tests
just run     # run cheznav
just check   # run pre-commit on all files