Use a template to create a directory of files in different locations across OSes

[baslat]

What exactly are you trying to do?

I currently use templates to manage machine-to-machine differences for single files. However, I have the situation where I have a folder of files that are in different locations across OSes. AFAICT the only way to manage this would be to create a template for each file. I would like to be able to specify the folder location with a template, and have the contents be placed appropriately (without having to create a template for each file).

For example, on MacOS the paths might be:

~/thefolder/file1.txt
~/thefolder/file2.txt
~/thefolder/file3.txt
# etc

And on Windows

~/extrafolder/thefolder/file1.txt
~/extrafolder/thefolder/file2.txt
~/extrafolder/thefolder/file3.txt
# etc

What have you tried so far?

Reading the documentation, searching the github issues, searching the internet, experimenting with templates.

Where else have you checked for solutions?

• [x] I have read chezmoi's user guide, and not found the answer.
• [x] I have searched chezmoi's reference guide, and not found the answer.
• [ ] Other, please give details.

Output of any commands you've tried with --verbose flag

NA

Output of chezmoi doctor

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Additional context

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[twpayne]

See https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/manage-machine-to-machine-differences/#handle-different-file-locations-on-different-systems-with-the-same-contents.

[twpayne]

Hopefully this answers your question. See also #2273 and #2335 that should make this easier in the future. Please re-open if needed.

[baslat]

Thanks, I think #2273 is the feature I'm after.