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docs: note that chezmoi apply never pulls #20

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Expand Up @@ -73,8 +73,16 @@ On macOS, `Alt-C` needs the terminal set to treat Option as Meta (Esc+); `Ctrl-T

- `chezmoi edit ~/.zshrc` — edit a managed file
- `chezmoi diff` — preview what apply would change (always run first)
- `chezmoi apply` — apply changes
- `chezmoi apply` — apply changes **from the local source only; this never pulls**
- `chezmoi update` — `git pull` the source, then apply. Use this on a second machine
- `chezmoi cd` — drop into the source repo

If a machine is missing something you know you merged, check the source is current before
suspecting the templates — a stale clone looks exactly like a gating bug:

```sh
git -C "$(chezmoi execute-template '{{ .chezmoi.workingTree }}')" log --oneline -1
```

Per-machine/secret junk goes in `~/.config/zsh/local.zsh` (git-ignored, sourced last).
Work machines additionally clone the private `dotfiles-work` overlay and run its `install.sh`.