# `import` *filename*

Import the source state from an archive file in to a directory in the source
state. This is primarily used to make subdirectories of your home directory
exactly match the contents of a downloaded archive. You will generally always
want to set the `--destination`, `--exact`, and `--remove-destination` flags.

The supported archive formats are `tar`, `tar.gz`, `tgz`, `tar.bz2`, `tbz2`,
`xz`, and `zip`.

## `--destination` *directory*

Set the destination (in the source state) where the archive will be imported.

## `--exact`

Set the `exact` attribute on all imported directories.

## `-r`, `--remove-destination`

Remove destination (in the source state) before importing.

## `--strip-components` *n*

Strip *n* leading components from paths.

!!! example

    ```console
    $ curl -s -L -o ${TMPDIR}/oh-my-zsh-master.tar.gz https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/archive/master.tar.gz
    $ mkdir -p $(chezmoi source-path)/dot_oh-my-zsh
    $ chezmoi import --strip-components 1 --destination ~/.oh-my-zsh ${TMPDIR}/oh-my-zsh-master.tar.gz
    ```
