Specify a custom post template for a collection

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How can I specify a custom post template for a collection post

I’m using latest ghost & cli (2.0.3 & 1.9.1) fresh local install, and using the new amazing dynamic routes somewhat successfully. I’ve managed to get the index page working just fine with a collection, but I’d like the pages within that collection to use a specific template, not the default post.hbs template. Now I know that I can define a custom-${templatename}.hbs template as was standard in 1.0, but I’d rather not have to require that editors have to select the custom layout from the admin si…

Looking through the docs, it’s unclear what is possible in terms of specifying a post template for a collection.

The template property in routes.yml applies to the list page. But it’s not apparent how one specifies the post template.

Is this possible, or is the recommended procedure to add a custom template and specify it when publishing?