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		boomskats on Feb 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put ... Isn't this what your `~/.config` directory is for? Is that where you'd expect it to try first? Really interesting project for other use cases too btw.

notamy on Feb 9, 2023 [–]

It is, but I find many programs ignore ~/.config 3:

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