aws / aws/aws-cli

The cli should respect XDG spec for config and credential file storage

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Description

The XDG spec defines where config files and credential files should be placed.

https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Instead of writing to $HOME, the aws config directory should be `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aws`. (And `$XDG_DATA_HOME/aws/` for creds)

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