Use xdg basedir spec on linux
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- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
TLDR; Instead of ~/.docker, configuration should be in the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/docker/
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked freedesktop.org basedir specification and locating the Docker CLI code that determines the ~/.docker configuration directory. Update the Linux configuration location to use $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/docker/, then verify the existing configuration-related tests and behavior, including the default when the variable is unset.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100