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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by onli on Friday February 10, 2023 @03:15AM (#34736999)
To put configs in ~/.program is the convention I learned, not ~/.config/. That came later, and I see 0 reason to pick it up. It's an annoying new hierarchy which I don't even like as a user, so I certainly wouldn't follow it as a developer.
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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by superluserdo on Friday February 10, 2023 @06:41AM (#34738414)
If the programs in question implement the XDG base directory spec properly, then putting `export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.program` in your .profile will make them put config files in .program, not .config.
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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by onli on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:47AM (#34742131)
Charming idea :) I'm not actually that annoyed that I will set XDG_CONFIG_HOME to $HOME, but I'll keep it in mind.
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