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Is XDG_CONFIG_HOME Unix? Isn't it just some Linux convention?

• deleted 2y ago
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• wrs 2y ago
  XDG = X (pronounced “cross”) Desktop Group, aka freedesktop.org, promulgator of conventions for desktop apps. So, neither one really.
  • 0xbadcafebee 2y ago
    Yeah, I'm gonna stick with POSIX. All systems I'm aware of (other than Linux Desktop apps) use $HOME. If you want to extend your functionality to use an OS-specific directory, that's fine, but $HOME is the safest default. (Same for things like $TMPDIR)
    • spauldo 2y ago
      None of that is defined in POSIX, hence the perceived need for XDG.
      • 0xbadcafebee 2y ago
        It is: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1...