On Linux, JStock currently creates a .jstock/ folder in the user's home directory. Most applications/programs don't create a folder in the user's home directory anymore, but instead use the Freedesktop XDG standard – found here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html.
Using this standard:
$XDG_CACHE_HOME says "temporal/non-essential" files go to $HOME/.cache/
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME says "configuration files" go to $HOME/.config/
$XDG_DATA_HOME says "data files" go to $HOME/.local/share/
This is just a request to consider using this standard. It makes a lot of sense; it is easy for the user to understand, makes it easier to backup / locate / restore / manage / clear user's data, and creates less clutter in the user's home directory.
On Linux, JStock currently creates a
.jstock/folder in the user's home directory. Most applications/programs don't create a folder in the user's home directory anymore, but instead use theFreedesktop XDGstandard – found here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html.Using this standard:
$XDG_CACHE_HOMEsays "temporal/non-essential" files go to$HOME/.cache/$XDG_CONFIG_HOMEsays "configuration files" go to$HOME/.config/$XDG_DATA_HOMEsays "data files" go to$HOME/.local/share/This is just a request to consider using this standard. It makes a lot of sense; it is easy for the user to understand, makes it easier to backup / locate / restore / manage / clear user's data, and creates less clutter in the user's home directory.