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The short explanation is native GUI apps that use the macOS frameworks use the classic macOS directory structure. The classic Unix utilities and apps typically
by alwillis 4y ago
The short explanation is native GUI apps that use the macOS frameworks use the classic macOS directory structure.
The classic Unix utilities and apps typically use $HOME on macOS, while their modern, often Rust-based replacements—WezTerm, Exa, fd, broot, Fish, etc.—use XDG.
Vim uses ~/.vimrc while Neovim uses XDG.
- hyperupcall 4y agoI asked for an exact phrasing, not for an explanation, because I have already written exactly that under the "Should I do this on macOS?" heading...