Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check the currently loaded config?

If you would like to see what configuration is currently loaded in the chalk binary, use dump command. This will output to terminal the currently loaded configuration in the form of loaded components, ex:

$ chalk load https://chalkdust.io/debug.c4m
$ chalk dump
use debug from "https://chalkdust.io"

If you would like to see the full configuration, instead of components, run:

$ chalk dump cache
               URL: https://chalkdust.io/debug
 ┌┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┐
 ┊  log_level: "trace"                                      ┊
 ┊                                                          ┊
 └┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┘

How do I re-load the default config?

If you have loaded several configuration files and would like to restart with a clean slate, you can always go back to the chalk default empty configuration by running:

$ chalk load default --replace

This will remove all loaded configs. Checking state via chalk dump should produce the following output:

$ chalk dump
# The default config is empty. Please see chalk documentation for examples.

How do I load a config on top of the existing config?

If you would like to add a component to the config currently loaded in a chalk binary, simply run

$ chalk load <component>

For example, if your currently loaded configuration looks like this:

$ chalk dump
use debug from "https://chalkdust.io"

and you would like to add the embed_sboms.c4m component for compliance, you would run:

$ chalk load https://chalkdust.io/embed_sboms.c4m

Once loaded, the output of chalk dump should look like this:

$ chalk dump
use debug from "https://chalkdust.io"
use embed_sboms from "https://chalkdust.io"

How do I load a config that replaces the existing config?

To replace the currently loaded config with an incoming config, run:

$ chalk load <component> --replace