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Provides an implementation of the [XDG Base Directory Specification ](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html ).
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The specification defines a set of standard paths for storing application files,
including data and configuration files. For portability and flexibility reasons,
applications should use the XDG defined locations instead of hardcoding paths.
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The package also includes the locations of well known [user directories ](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_user_directories )
and an implementation of the [state directory ](https://wiki.debian.org/XDGBaseDirectorySpecification#Proposal:_STATE_directory ) proposal.
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Most flavors of Unix, Windows, macOS and Plan 9 are supported.
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Full documentation can be found at: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/adrg/xdg.
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## Installation
go get github.com/adrg/xdg
## Default locations
The package defines sensible defaults for XDG variables which are empty or not
present in the environment.
#### XDG Base Directory
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| | Unix | macOS | Windows | Plan 9 |
| :--------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------- |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_DATA_HOME< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > ~/.local/share< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Application Support< / kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%< / kbd > | < kbd > $home/lib< / kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_DATA_DIRS</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > /usr/local/share</ kbd >< br />< kbd > /usr/share</ kbd > | < kbd > /Library/Application Support</ kbd > | < kbd > %APPDATA%\Roaming</ kbd >< br />< kbd > %PROGRAMDATA%</ kbd > | < kbd > /lib</ kbd > |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_CONFIG_HOME< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > ~/.config< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Application Support< / kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%< / kbd > | < kbd > $home/lib< / kbd > |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_CONFIG_DIRS< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > /etc/xdg< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Preferences< / kbd > < br / > < kbd > /Library/Application Support< / kbd > < br / > < kbd > /Library/Preferences< / kbd > | < kbd > %PROGRAMDATA%< / kbd > | < kbd > /lib< / kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_CACHE_HOME</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/.cache</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Caches</ kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%\cache</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/lib/cache</ kbd > |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > /run/user/UID< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Application Support< / kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%< / kbd > | < kbd > /tmp< / kbd > |
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#### XDG user directories
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| | Unix | macOS | Windows | Plan 9 |
| :------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------- | :--------------------- | :--------------------------------- | :------------------------- |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_DESKTOP_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Desktop</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Desktop</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Desktop</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/desktop</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Downloads</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Downloads</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Downloads</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/downloads</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Documents</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Documents</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Documents</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/documents</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_MUSIC_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Music</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Music</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Music</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/music</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_PICTURES_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Pictures</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Pictures</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Pictures</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/pictures</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_VIDEOS_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Videos</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Movies</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Videos</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/videos</ kbd > |
| < kbd >< b >< samp > XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR</ samp ></ b ></ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Templates</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Templates</ kbd > | < kbd > %USERPROFILE%\Templates</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/templates</ kbd > |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Public< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Public< / kbd > | < kbd > %PUBLIC%< / kbd > | < kbd > $home/public< / kbd > |
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#### Non-standard directories
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State directory
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| | Unix | macOS | Windows | Plan 9 |
| :-------------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :--------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :------------------------- |
| < kbd > < b > < samp > XDG_STATE_HOME< / samp > < / b > < / kbd > | < kbd > ~/.local/state< / kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Application Support< / kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%< / kbd > | < kbd > $home/lib/state< / kbd > |
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Application directories
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| Unix | macOS | Windows | Plan 9 |
| :--------------------------------------- | :----------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- |
| < kbd > $XDG_DATA_HOME/applications</ kbd > | < kbd > /Applications</ kbd > | < kbd > %APPDATA%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/bin</ kbd > |
| < kbd > ~/.local/share/applications< / kbd > | | | < kbd > /bin< / kbd > |
| < kbd > /usr/local/share/applications< / kbd > | | | |
| < kbd > /usr/share/applications< / kbd > | | | |
| < kbd > $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications< / kbd > | | | |
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Font directories
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| Unix | macOS | Windows | Plan 9 |
| :-------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------ | :------------------------ |
| < kbd > $XDG_DATA_HOME/fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > ~/Library/Fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > %windir%\Fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > $home/lib/font</ kbd > |
| < kbd > ~/.fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > /Library/Fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts</ kbd > | < kbd > /lib/font</ kbd > |
| < kbd > ~/.local/share/fonts< / kbd > | < kbd > /System/Library/Fonts< / kbd > | | |
| < kbd > /usr/local/share/fonts< / kbd > | < kbd > /Network/Library/Fonts< / kbd > | | |
| < kbd > /usr/share/fonts< / kbd > | | | |
| < kbd > $XDG_DATA_DIRS/fonts< / kbd > | | | |
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## Usage
#### XDG Base Directory
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/adrg/xdg"
)
func main() {
// XDG Base Directory paths.
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log.Println("Home data directory:", xdg.DataHome)
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log.Println("Data directories:", xdg.DataDirs)
log.Println("Home config directory:", xdg.ConfigHome)
log.Println("Config directories:", xdg.ConfigDirs)
log.Println("Cache directory:", xdg.CacheHome)
log.Println("Runtime directory:", xdg.RuntimeDir)
// Non-standard directories.
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log.Println("Home state directory:", xdg.StateHome)
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log.Println("Application directories:", xdg.ApplicationDirs)
log.Println("Font directories:", xdg.FontDirs)
// Obtain a suitable location for application config files.
// ConfigFile takes one parameter which must contain the name of the file,
// but it can also contain a set of parent directories. If the directories
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// don't exist, they will be created relative to the base config directory.
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configFilePath, err := xdg.ConfigFile("appname/config.yaml")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
log.Println("Save the config file at:", configFilePath)
// For other types of application files use:
// xdg.DataFile()
// xdg.CacheFile()
// xdg.RuntimeFile()
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// xdg.StateFile()
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// Finding application config files.
// SearchConfigFile takes one parameter which must contain the name of
// the file, but it can also contain a set of parent directories relative
// to the config search paths (xdg.ConfigHome and xdg.ConfigDirs).
configFilePath, err = xdg.SearchConfigFile("appname/config.yaml")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
log.Println("Config file was found at:", configFilePath)
// For other types of application files use:
// xdg.SearchDataFile()
// xdg.SearchCacheFile()
// xdg.SearchRuntimeFile()
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// xdg.SearchStateFile()
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}
```
#### XDG user directories
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/adrg/xdg"
)
func main() {
// XDG user directories.
log.Println("Desktop directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Desktop)
log.Println("Download directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Download)
log.Println("Documents directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Documents)
log.Println("Music directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Music)
log.Println("Pictures directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Pictures)
log.Println("Videos directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Videos)
log.Println("Templates directory:", xdg.UserDirs.Templates)
log.Println("Public directory:", xdg.UserDirs.PublicShare)
}
```
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## Stargazers over time
[![Stargazers over time ](https://starchart.cc/adrg/xdg.svg )](https://starchart.cc/adrg/xdg)
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## Contributing
Contributions in the form of pull requests, issues or just general feedback,
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are always welcome.
See [CONTRIBUTING.MD ](CONTRIBUTING.md ).
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**Contributors**:
[adrg ](https://github.com/adrg ),
[wichert ](https://github.com/wichert ),
[bouncepaw ](https://github.com/bouncepaw ),
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[gabriel-vasile ](https://github.com/gabriel-vasile ),
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[KalleDK ](https://github.com/KalleDK ),
[djdv ](https://github.com/djdv ).
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## References
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For more information see:
* [XDG Base Directory Specification ](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html )
* [XDG user directories ](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_user_directories )
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* [XDG state directory proposal ](https://wiki.debian.org/XDGBaseDirectorySpecification#Proposal:_STATE_directory )
* [XDG_STATE_HOME proposal ](https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2016-December/013803.html )
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## License
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Copyright (c) 2014 Adrian-George Bostan.
This project is licensed under the [MIT license ](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT ).
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See [LICENSE ](LICENSE ) for more details.