template¶

Manage template variables for cross-machine configs.

Usage¶

dot-man template set <key> <value>
dot-man template get <key>
dot-man template list
dot-man template system

Subcommands¶

template set¶

Set a template variable:

dot-man template set EMAIL user@example.com
dot-man template set HOSTNAME work-laptop

template get¶

Get a template variable value:

dot-man template get EMAIL

template list¶

List all custom template variables:

dot-man template list

template system¶

Show auto-detected system variables:

dot-man template system

System Variables¶

These are auto-populated:

Variable	Description
`{{HOSTNAME}}`	System hostname
`{{USER}}`	Current username
`{{SHELL}}`	Default shell
`{{OS}}`	Operating system
`{{ARCH}}`	CPU architecture

Usage in Config Files¶

Use {{VARIABLE}} placeholders in your dotfiles:

[user]
    email = {{EMAIL}}
    name  = {{USER}}

Variables are substituted during deploy.

Examples¶

# Set custom variables
dot-man template set EMAIL john@work.com
dot-man template set EDITOR nvim

# See what's available
dot-man template list
dot-man template system