Use the Xdg Base Directory Specification
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The post promotes the use of the XDG Base Directory Specification for organizing user data, sparking a discussion on its benefits and existing implementations.
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keernan
2 months ago
The linked page contains a broken link to the latest XDB Base Directory
The correct link is: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir/latest/
akagusu
2 months ago
End users don't care, dotfiles are hidden by default.
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