Corrupted configuration file

[FedericoStra]

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Describe the bug

The configuration file ~/.config/appimagelauncher.cfg gets corrupted whenever AppImageLauncher runs, including implicitly when executing an *.AppImage file.

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Upon installation the config file looks like this:

[AppImageLauncher]
ask_to_move=true
destination=/home/me/.local/bin
%23%20enable_daemon=true

[appimagelauncherd]
%23%20additional_directories_to_watch=~/otherApplications:/even/more/applications
%23%20monitor_mounted_filesystems=false

Notice that the intended # is replaced by the URL encoded sequence %23%20.

If I correct it with sed 's/^%23%20/# /' -i ~/.config/appimagelauncher.cfg, then as soon as I run an *.AppImage file the config gets reverted to the incorrect one with the leading sequence %23%20 instead of # .

Expected behavior

I expect AppImage not to mess up its own configuration file.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Install AppImageLauncher via RPM.
2. Open the config file: it is messed up.
3. Fix it with sed 's/^%23%20/# /' -i ~/.config/appimagelauncher.cfg.
4. Run an *.AppImage file.
5. Open the config file: it is messed up again.

Screenshots

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Distribution and desktop environment

Fedora Linux 37 (Workstation Edition)

Installed AppImageLauncher version

AppImageLauncher version 2.2.0 (git commit 0f91801), built on 2020-09-29 21:36:22 UTC

List of AppImages you tried

• UpNote: working

Additional context

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[FedericoStra]

I should add that I managed to work around the bug by removing the commented lines, i.e. using the config

[AppImageLauncher]
ask_to_move=true
destination=/home/me/.local/bin
enable_daemon=false