CachyOS / CachyOS/wiki

Make seperate instruction for updating dotfiles from cachyos-*-settings package using meld

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Description

In [Hypr updates](https://wiki.cachyos.org/configuration/desktop_environments/hyprland/#hypr-updates) There are instructions on using the diff/merge tool `meld`, which i belive comes pre-installed on all DE/WMs if you use CachyOS.

The walk-through in the wiki, which is specific to Hyprland has simple steps which could be replicated for other WMs such as [Niri](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/).

There are files (other than the ones strictly for the WM/DE) which also get updates in the `/etc/skel` directory. Comparing directories recursively is also an option (compare `/etc/skel` & `~`), but can be resource intensive if you don't disable showing "New" files in the "File filters" in meld.

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Research direction

Read the existing Hypr updates section in the CachyOS wiki, then review the linked Niri documentation and the /etc/skel and home-directory comparison context. Done means the wiki has a separate, clear meld walkthrough covering WM/DE-specific files and other dotfiles, including the recursive comparison and file-filter caveat.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
Half a day
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
74/100

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