[Linux] Use $XDG_DATA_HOME/joe instead of ~/.joe-data
chocolateboy opened this issue · comments
According to the XDG Base Directory Specification, user-specific data files files should be stored in $XDG_DATA_HOME/joe, or $HOME/.local/share/joe if $XDG_DATA_HOME is not defined.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific data files should be written. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_DATA_HOME.
This avoids cluttering the home directory and simplifies including/excluding related directories from bulk operations such as backups.
Links
- XDG Base Directory support - Arch Wiki
- Equivalents of XDG_CONFIG_HOME and XDG_DATA_HOME on Mac OS X - Stack Overflow