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chezmoi diff shows unexpected changes

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Source: Troubleshooting reference

Another program modified a managed file. Common culprits:

  • uv auto-adds source lines to .zshrc/.bashrc for its bin/env files
  • Claude Code updates ~/.claude/settings.json when plugins are installed
  • Other tools may modify shell configs without asking

Options:

Terminal window
chezmoi diff                          # see what changed
chezmoi apply --force                 # overwrite with repo version (safe for shell configs)
chezmoi add ~/.claude/settings.json   # pull the live version into the repo (for config files)

For shell configs (.zshrc, .zprofile, .bash_profile), always use chezmoi apply --force to restore the clean template. These files should never be manually edited.