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 # dotfiles
 
-My configuration files managed by chezmoi
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+My configuration files managed by chezmoi
+
+To see the changes that would be applied on a new machine:
+```
+chezmoi diff
+```
+
+To apply the changes:
+
+```
+chezmoi apply
+```
+
+See https://chezmoi.io/user-guide/ for more.