Thank you for the reply. I had just realized that was probably going on (data files built into the binary) just before I got your post. I was able to get the functionality I was wanting by creating a local override as you suggested. For anyone else who is interested, I had to create a hidden folder ".pandoc" in my home folder. I did this with the command mkdir ".pandoc". I was then able to drop a reference.docx file into that folder that pandoc now uses when outputting to docx. Related, a nice utility app that I discovered for showing hidden files and folders in the Finder is called invisibliX. I know you can also do this with command line but I'm still new to the shell and enjoy a user interface when I can get one :-) Thanks again! Phil On Sunday, October 27, 2013 3:55:48 PM UTC-4, fiddlosopher wrote: > > Starting with 1.12, all the data files are built into the binary. > This makes it possible to move the binary without breaking things. > > You can use `--print-default-data-file` to print these to stdout. > > You can also locally override them by putting files in ~/.pandoc. > > +++ Phi [Oct 27 13 08:58 ]: > > More info in case it helps someone help me out. > > > > I have pandoc 1.11.1 installed on another Mac. It has the data folder > > stored within usr/local/share/pandoc-1.11.1/data > > > > However, on the Mac with pandoc 1.12.1, the file path ends at > > usr/local/share. There is no pandoc-1.12.1 folder beyond that and > obviously > > no data folder within. What confuses me is that 1.12.1 does produce a > > styled dock output, so there must be a reference.docx data file > somewhere. > > I just can't find it. > > > > If it is relevant, the 1.11.1 instance was initially installed under OS > X > > 10.8 (but now running in 10.9). The 1.12.1 instance was installed under > OS > > X 10.9. Maybe a bug in the installer package? > > > > Any insights into this would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Phil > > > > On Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:16:20 PM UTC-4, yi lu wrote: > > > > > > I have no idea, but normally you can try to create one directory > instead. > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Phi >wrote: > > > > > >> I'm running Pandoc 1.12.1 on Mac. I am unable to find the data > directory > > >> folder for inserting a different docx template. The --version command > shows > > >> it as being in /Users/myname/.pandoc but I do not see it there even > > >> after showing hidden files. Anyone able to provide some guidance? > > >> > > >> Thanks you. > > >> Phil > > >> > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "pandoc-discuss" group. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an > > >> email to pandoc-discus...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org . > > >> To post to this group, send email to pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org > > > >> . > > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > > >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/b49a725c-bf3d-4a5b-b356-b168d054d151%40googlegroups.com > > >> . > > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to pandoc-discus...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org . > > To post to this group, send email to pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/fe0e9ddd-f288-402a-8142-5153fb17f89b%40googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To post to this group, send email to pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/b626f74b-ebe5-448d-a024-4c8389fba64e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.