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Follow the XDG Base Directory Specification

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Description

Hi, I’ve noticed that you use hard-coded paths to $HOME/.local/share/winapps, $HOME/.config/winapps etc.. Can you maybe change those to ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-"$HOME/.local/share"}/winapps, ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-"$HOME/.config"}/winapps etc. to conform to the XDG Base Directory Specification? See https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/.

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Start by searching the repository for the hard-coded $HOME/.local/share/winapps and $HOME/.config/winapps paths. Read the referenced XDG Base Directory Specification, then identify each affected path and verify that the relevant paths use the specified fallbacks when the XDG variables are unset.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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