* Default data dir @ 2022-05-04 15:14 BPJ [not found] ` <CADAJKhAkX1+YaS6ErJv6QAd9zKvRF66cG5qr=sxjjXTCZB-mvA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: BPJ @ 2022-05-04 15:14 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pandoc-discuss [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 986 bytes --] It occurred to me that it would be nice if `--data-dir` as only option and without any argument would print the default data dir path so that one could use `$(pandoc --data-dir)` to get there. I just wanted to probe the waters whether others think this is utterly silly or not before opening an issue. (I'm aware that you could define a variable in your shell rc file, but doing so on every machine/device[^1] is a hassle.) [^1]: Yes I can run pandoc under Termux on Android. I haven't been able to get LaTeX to work yet, but it's good for work in progress. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/CADAJKhAkX1%2BYaS6ErJv6QAd9zKvRF66cG5qr%3DsxjjXTCZB-mvA%40mail.gmail.com. [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 1393 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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* Re: Default data dir [not found] ` <CADAJKhAkX1+YaS6ErJv6QAd9zKvRF66cG5qr=sxjjXTCZB-mvA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> @ 2022-05-04 17:28 ` John MacFarlane [not found] ` <m2zgjxky0l.fsf-jF64zX8BO0+FqBokazbCQ6OPv3vYUT2dxr7GGTnW70NeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: John MacFarlane @ 2022-05-04 17:28 UTC (permalink / raw) To: BPJ, pandoc-discuss You can already do $(pandoc -v | grep "User data directory" | sed -e 's/.*: //') BPJ <melroch-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes: > It occurred to me that it would be nice if `--data-dir` as only option and > without any argument would print the default data dir path so that one > could use `$(pandoc --data-dir)` to get there. I just wanted to probe the > waters whether others think this is utterly silly or not before opening an > issue. (I'm aware that you could define a variable in your shell rc file, > but doing so on every machine/device[^1] is a hassle.) > > [^1]: Yes I can run pandoc under Termux on Android. I haven't been able to > get LaTeX to work yet, but it's good for work in progress. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/CADAJKhAkX1%2BYaS6ErJv6QAd9zKvRF66cG5qr%3DsxjjXTCZB-mvA%40mail.gmail.com. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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* Re: Default data dir [not found] ` <m2zgjxky0l.fsf-jF64zX8BO0+FqBokazbCQ6OPv3vYUT2dxr7GGTnW70NeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> @ 2022-05-05 12:46 ` BPJ 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: BPJ @ 2022-05-05 12:46 UTC (permalink / raw) To: John MacFarlane; +Cc: pandoc-discuss [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2075 bytes --] At least that can be assigned to a variable in a more portable fashion than a hardcoded path, but this reminds me that Pandoc.pm, the Perl wrapper module, resorts to this kind of parsing --version output with regex to determine the default data dir path, so a more straightforward way of getting the path may be good for the use of wrappers. Den ons 4 maj 2022 19:28John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> skrev: > > You can already do > > $(pandoc -v | grep "User data directory" | sed -e 's/.*: //') > > > BPJ <melroch-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes: > > > It occurred to me that it would be nice if `--data-dir` as only option > and > > without any argument would print the default data dir path so that one > > could use `$(pandoc --data-dir)` to get there. I just wanted to probe the > > waters whether others think this is utterly silly or not before opening > an > > issue. (I'm aware that you could define a variable in your shell rc file, > > but doing so on every machine/device[^1] is a hassle.) > > > > [^1]: Yes I can run pandoc under Termux on Android. I haven't been able > to > > get LaTeX to work yet, but it's good for work in progress. > > > > -- > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/CADAJKhAkX1%2BYaS6ErJv6QAd9zKvRF66cG5qr%3DsxjjXTCZB-mvA%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/CADAJKhC2kXX5RxYqj9GQTt4emyd0OFSwgS0UW7ecReffAtUhSA%40mail.gmail.com. [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 3213 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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