Re: How to overwrite values from default file in the document

[Albert Krewinkel <albert+pandoc-9EawChwDxG8hFhg+JK9F0w@public.gmane.org>]

Oliver Baumann <news-WPTjrydoUPgeaOpM6FAJmQkbCANdLtlA@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Hi there, I am using Defaults files to give my documents a standard
> look. This works absolutely fantastic.
> However sometimes I want to overwrite settings from the Defaults file
> in the document YAML block, but this doesn't always work.

The defaults files should be thought of defining default values for
*command line arguments*. This is important in this context, because
metadata values given on the command line will always override those
defined in the document. That means that metadata defined in a defaults
file can only be overridden via command line options, not via values in
the document.

Instead, you may want to use `--metadata-file`, which can be thought of
a defaults file for metadata, as those values _can_ be overridden by the
YAML in the document itself.


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