A command line tool for easily generating multiple versions of a configuration file from a single template.
I'm a big fan of the i3 window manager, and I use it on several linux desktops and laptops. While I mostly want the same i3 configuration across all of these computers, some require different variations.
I created multiconf to make it easy to generate multiple variations of a config file.
$ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
$ cargo install multiconf
Create a file called base.txt:
global config 1
global config 2
dog$>>canine config 1
cat$>>feline config 1
global config 3
Then create dog.txt from base.txt:
$ multiconf --choice dog --input base.txt --output dog.txt
This will contain:
global config 1
global config 2
canine config 1
global config 3
If you want dog.txt to be automatically updated every time base.txt changes, use:
$ multiconf --choice dog --input base.txt --output dog.txt --watch
Here is the line I use in my i3 config so I can have different versions depending on the hostname of the computer:
exec --no-startup-id multiconf \
--choice `hostname` \
--input ~/Dropbox/code/linux-cfg/i3/config \
--output ~/.config/i3/config \
--watch
Here are some example lines from my i3 config, which I share between machines using Dropbox:
```
technic$>>font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 12 pocket$>>font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 16 framework$>>font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 15 ```
technic, pocket, and framework are the hostnames of my three linux computers.
``` multiconf] Easily generate different versions of config files
USAGE:
multiconf [OPTIONS] --choice
OPTIONS:
-c, --choice