General

Determine whether the current machine is a laptop or desktop

The following template sets the $chassisType variable to "desktop" or "laptop" on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

{{- $chassisType := "desktop" }}
{{- if eq .chezmoi.os "darwin" }}
{{-   if contains "MacBook" (output "sysctl" "-n" "hw.model") }}
{{-     $chassisType = "laptop" }}
{{-   else }}
{{-     $chassisType = "desktop" }}
{{-   end }}
{{- else if eq .chezmoi.os "linux" }}
{{-   $chassisType = (output "hostnamectl" "--json=short" | mustFromJson).Chassis }}
{{- else if eq .chezmoi.os "windows" }}
{{-   $chassisType = (output "powershell.exe" "-noprofile" "-command" "if (Get-WmiObject -Class win32_battery -ComputerName localhost) { echo laptop } else { echo desktop }") }}
{{- end }}