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Copybara should follow the XDG Base Directory Specification

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The [XDG Base Directory Specification][0] defines base directories in which specified files should live. Of these, I think `XDG_DATA_HOME` (or `~/.local/share`) makes the most sense for Copybara. My main motivation for this is to avoid the top-level `copybara` directory in my `$HOME`.

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

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