diff --git a/chezmoi.md b/chezmoi.md
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--- a/chezmoi.md
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@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@ git add .
 git commit -m 'Initial commit from paramita."
 ```
 
+After creating an empty repo in a host:
+
 ```
 git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:flancian/flancian.git
 git branch -M main
 git push -u origin main 
 ```
+
+For syncing into a new machine, first install chezmoi as per the above, and then:
+
+```
+chezmoi init https://gitlab.com/flancian/flancian
+chezmoi apply -v
+```