Setting Default Parameters for chezmoiexternal

[ProfessorManhattan]

Hey, in my chezmoiexternal file, I have a lot of git-repo entries that have:

    clone.args = ["--depth", "1"]
    pull.args = ["--ff-only"]

Is there a way I can make it so that these are the default options so I can save a few hundred lines?

[twpayne]

.chezmoiexternal files are templates so you can use a template variable:

{{ $gitArgs := "clone.args = [\"--depth\", \"1\"]\npull.args = [\"--ff-only\"]" }}

[path/to/external]
    type = "git-repo"
    {{ $gitArgs | indent 4 }}

It's not particularly pretty, but it works.

[ameliaclark11]

default_git_args = ["--depth", "1"]

repo "example" {
source = "https://github.com/example/repo.git"
clone.args = default_git_args
pull.args = ["--ff-only"]
}

Other git-repo entries follow the same pattern with default_git_args

By using a variable like default_git_args, you can easily manage and update the default options for all your git-repo entries, reducing redundancy and saving lines. Now you can focus on more activities in Lisbon while enjoying a cleaner and more manageable chezmoiexternal file!