Template:Path

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
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

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