sigil/AGENTS.md

Sigil usage (for agents)

This repo is managed by Sigil, a minimal symlink-based dotfile tool.

Repo layout

~/.dotfiles/
  <package>/
    config.lua
    files/
      ...

Each package has a config.lua that defines its target path per OS.

Common commands

• sigil apply — apply symlinks (prompts for stale links)
• sigil apply --prune — prune stale links without prompting
• sigil add <path> — add a file/dir to the repo and symlink it
• sigil status — show stale links
• sigil unlink <spec> — restore file(s) to target and remove from repo
• sigil remove <spec> — same as unlink, plus remove package/subpath from repo

Spec formats

unlink/remove accept these:

• package (entire package)
• package:relative/path
• repo path: ~/.dotfiles/<pkg>/files/...
• target path: e.g. ~/.config/<app>/...

Examples:

sigil unlink wezterm
sigil unlink wezterm:lua
sigil unlink ~/.dotfiles/wezterm/files/wezterm.lua
sigil unlink ~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua

Notes

• If a repo file is missing, stale links should be pruned.
• Prefer sigil add over manual moves into files/.