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|uid = [[Glossary:Game data#User ID|{{Abbr|<user-id>|The user ID or profile name (specific to your account or computer)|template=yes}}]] | |uid = [[Glossary:Game data#User ID|{{Abbr|<user-id>|The user ID or profile name (specific to your account or computer)|template=yes}}]] | ||
|steam = [[Glossary:Game data#Steam client|{{Abbr|<Steam-folder>|The base Steam installation folder|template=yes}}]] | |steam = [[Glossary:Game data#Steam client|{{Abbr|<Steam-folder>|The base Steam installation folder|template=yes}}]] | ||
− | |steamlibrary = [[Glossary:Game data#Steam client|{{Abbr|<SteamLibrary-folder>|The SteamLibrary folder the user installed the game | + | |steamlibrary = [[Glossary:Game data#Steam client|{{Abbr|<SteamLibrary-folder>|The SteamLibrary folder the user installed the game under; or the base Steam installation folder if no alternate location was used.|template=yes}}]] |
|uplay | |uplay | ||
|ubisoftconnect = [[Glossary:Game data#Ubisoft Connect|{{Abbr|<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>|The base Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft Game Launcher) installation folder|template=yes}}]] | |ubisoftconnect = [[Glossary:Game data#Ubisoft Connect|{{Abbr|<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>|The base Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft Game Launcher) installation folder|template=yes}}]] |
Latest revision as of 17:46, 9 June 2024
Documentation for the above template (sometimes hidden from view).
- Description
Template primarily intended for {{Game data}} but can also be used with {{File}}, {{Folder}}, and {{Registry}}.
See the editing guide for real-world paths and examples.
- Syntax
{{Path|localappdata}} or {{P|localappdata}} produces %LOCALAPPDATA%
- Arguments
General
Argument | Result | Location |
---|---|---|
game |
<path-to-game> | The base installation folder |
uid |
<user-id> | The user ID or profile name (specific to your account or computer). Typically used to refer to Steam/Ubisoft Connect/game-specific user ID or profile name. |
steam |
<Steam-folder> | The base Steam installation folder |
steamlibrary |
<SteamLibrary-folder> | The SteamLibrary folder the user installed the game under under; or the base Steam installation folder if no alternate location was used. |
ubisoftconnect |
<Ubisoft-Connect-folder> | The base Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft Game Launcher) installation folder |
Windows registry
Argument | Result | Location |
---|---|---|
hkcu |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER | HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry path |
hklm |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry path |
wow64 |
Wow6432Node | Used for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit operating systems |
Windows filesystem
Argument | Result | Location |
---|---|---|
username |
%USERNAME% | Not a location, but resolves to the username in Windows |
userprofile |
%USERPROFILE% | Base user profile folder |
userprofile\documents |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents | "Documents" folder |
appdata |
%APPDATA% | AppData\Roaming |
localappdata |
%LOCALAPPDATA% | AppData\Local |
userprofile\appdata\locallow |
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow | AppData\LocalLow |
public |
%PUBLIC% | Public (aka shared) user profile folder |
allusersprofile or programdata |
%PROGRAMDATA% | Program data folder |
programfiles |
%PROGRAMFILES% | Shared applications folder. Use game instead (<path-to-game> ).
|
windir |
%WINDIR% | Windows directory |
syswow64 |
SysWOW64 | Stores 32-bit system libraries on 64-bit operating systems |
OS X
Argument | Result | Location |
---|---|---|
osxhome |
$HOME | User home folder ~/ |
Linux
Argument | Result | Location |
---|---|---|
linuxhome |
$HOME | User home folder ~/ |
xdgdatahome |
$XDG_DATA_HOME | ~/.local/share/ |
xdgconfighome |
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME | ~/.config/ |
- Redirects
- {{P}}
- Related
- {{LocalizedPath}}
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