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Manual Test Plan

Since this is a dotfiles manager, it's best to test it in a safe environment first.

1. Setup Sandbox

Create a directory to simulate your home folder.

mkdir -p /tmp/g4d-sandbox/home
mkdir -p /tmp/g4d-sandbox/dotfiles
export HOME=/tmp/g4d-sandbox/home

2. Initialize

Copy your dotfiles (or a subset) to the sandbox.

cp -r ~/dotfiles/zsh /tmp/g4d-sandbox/dotfiles/
# ... copy others

Run init:

cd /tmp/g4d-sandbox/dotfiles
g4d init

Verify .go4dot.yaml is created.

3. Install (Dry Run logic)

Currently, go4dot modifies files directly. To test safely:

  1. Backup your current configs if running on real machine.
  2. Use g4d install --minimal first.

4. UI Testing

Run g4d without arguments to check the interactive dashboard.

g4d

Verify that:

  • The banner is displayed.
  • The menu lists Install, Update, Doctor, List, Init, and Quit.
  • Navigation works with arrow keys.
  • You can select an item with Enter.

Also check specific commands for output formatting:

g4d doctor
g4d list --all
g4d detect

Verify that they use the new styled output (colors, icons, sections).