How to add a photo in awesome CV template?

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I want to add a photo in the awesome CV template borrowed from here. As suggested here, I tried the following:

Replaced the default awesome-cv.cls file that comes with the template, with this.
Specified the path to the photo in the line: newcommand{photo}[2][circle,edge,left]{<resume/photo.jpg>

I am not able to see a photo in the pdf. Hence, I think that I am not specifying the path to the photo at the correct place. I am not able to figure out where in the 'updated' awesome-cv.cls file should I specify the path. I am using XeLaTeX. Can someone please help me with this?

Aim · Accepted Answer

The author of this template has already included the option for inserting the photo. All one needs to do is to uncomment the following line in resume.tex:
photo[rectangle,noedge,right]{example-image-a}

and replace example-image-a with the image you want to insert.

Nelson · Answer

can you post a MWE of your code? Its not exactly clear to me whats the problem.
The provided template only defines the function photo.
To use the command photo (with the file testphoto.jpg in the same folder) you have to write sth. like this:

photo[circle, edge, left]{testphoto.jpg}

I'm not able to reproduce the problem. Can you provide more information? Which machine do you use (xelatex, lualatex, pdflatex)?

Willie Wong · Answer

Based on your question:
Did you edit the .cls file to achieve bullet point 2?
If so, don't do that.
You should not edit the class file. (If you've already edited it, replace it with a stock copy.)
You should instead issue, within your own LaTeX source file, the command
photo[circle,edge,left]{resume/photo.jpg}

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