It’s used to store configuration files for various applications so they don’t clutter up your home directory. For example, you can put your Emacs config files in ~/.config/emacs instead of ~/.emacs.d.
Not every program supports it though.
For number 2, is it hard-coded to ~/.config or does it read XDG_CONFIG_HOME? The latter is what it should do, so that the user has the flexibility to move all their configs elsewhere.
so ya just put so the stuff in there? is there a reason for that specific directory (I’m kinda a noob)
It’s used to store configuration files for various applications so they don’t clutter up your home directory. For example, you can put your Emacs config files in ~/.config/emacs instead of ~/.emacs.d. Not every program supports it though.
Every project should at least move the default config location to the ./config folder. Even better if they create their own subdirectory in there.
Every tool I build checks three places:
Which imo is how every modern application should work
For number 2, is it hard-coded to
~/.configor does it readXDG_CONFIG_HOME? The latter is what it should do, so that the user has the flexibility to move all their configs elsewhere.It’s from $HOME so you would want to use the first option
But it’s GTK that var is used by some people
Please follow XDG specs and use
$XDG_CONFIG_HOMEinstead of$HOME/.config.$HOME/.configcould be a fallback if$XDG_CONFIG_HOMEisn’t set. :)I agree.
No, they should read XDG variables. I have my configs on another drive.