XDG Base Directory Specification rulez

Installation

1. Download please-use-xdg.sh
2. Source it in your .profile or shell configuration file

Supported shells

• Bash
• ZSH
• Fish

Maybe other, but I haven't tested it in other shells.

List of shame

• Ack
  • $HOME/.ackrc -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ack/ackrc
• Atom
  • $HOME/.atom -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/atom
• AWS CLI
  • $HOME/.aws -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aws
• Azure CLI
  • $HOME/.azure -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/azure
• Bundler
  • $HOME/.bundle/config -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bundle/config
  • $HOME/.bundle/cache -> $XDG_CACHE_HOME/bundle
  • $HOME/.bundle/plugin -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/bundle/plugin
• Cargo
  • $HOME/.cargo -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/cargo
• Docker
  • $HOME/.docker -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/docker
• Docker Machine
  • $HOME/.docker/machine -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/docker/machine
• GnuPG
  • $HOME/.gnupg -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnupg
• Hex †
  • $HOME/.hex/hex.config -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/hex/hex.config
  • $HOME/.hex/{cache.ets,packages} -> $XDG_CACHE_HOME/hex/{cache.ets,packages}
  • $HOME/.hex/docs -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/hex/docs
• Less
  • $HOME/.lesskey -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/less/lesskey
  • $HOME/.lesshst -> $XDG_STATE_HOME/less/history
• Mathematica
  • $HOME/.Mathematica -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Mathematica
• Mix †
  • $HOME/.mix/config.exs -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mix/config.exs
  • $HOME/.mix/{archives,escripts} -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/mix
• Node.js
  • $HOME/.node_repl_history -> $XDG_STATE_HOME/node/repl_history
• NotMuch
  • $HOME/.notmuch-config -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/config
• NV †
  • $HOME/.nv -> $XDG_CACHE_HOME/nv
• NVM
  • $HOME/.nvm -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/nvm
• Parallel
  • $HOME/.parallel -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/parallel
• PostgreSQL
  • $HOME/.psqlrc -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/postgres/rc
  • $HOME/.psql_history -> $XDG_STATE_HOME/postgres/history
  • $HOME/.pgpass -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/postgres/pass
  • $HOME/.pg_service.conf -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/postgres/service.conf
• Readline
  • $HOME/.inputrc -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/readline/inputrc
• Rustup
  • $HOME/.rustup -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/rustup
• Vagrant
  • $HOME/.vagrant.d -> $XDG_DATA_HOME/vagrant
• WeeChat
  • $HOME/.weechat -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weechat

† - it partially uses XDG specs, but fall back to default when XDG variables aren't present

This list is not full. If you find something that you are using, please add it and spread the word.

LICENSE

Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0