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## Usage
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Above you should see quick links for downloading and setup. Below I will discuss
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how I approach setting up my $HOME directory. We will be following [Free Desktop Specifications](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/).
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One of the tools we need to know about is `xdg-user-dirs`.
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Make sure this is installed with `sudo apt install xdg-user-dirs`
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xdg-user-dirs is a tool to help manage "well known" user directories like the desktop folder and the music folder. It also handles localization (i.e. translation) of the filenames.
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The way it works is that xdg-user-dirs-update is run very early in the login phase. This program reads a configuration file, and a set of default directories. It then creates localized versions of these directories in the users home directory and sets up a config file in $(XDG_CONFIG_HOME)/user-dirs.dirs (XDG_CONFIG_HOME defaults to ~/.config) that applications can read to find these directories.
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Sysadmins can configure things by editing /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf. At the moment there are only two settings, you can disable the whole thing, and you can specify the charset encoding used for filenames. They can also set or change the default directories and their initial values in /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults.
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$(XDG_CONFIG_HOME)/user-dirs.dirs specifies the current set of directories for the user. This file is in a shell format, so its easy to access from a shell script. This file can also be modified by users (manually or via applications) to change the directories used. Note: To disable a directory, point it to the homedir. If you delete it it will be recreated on the next login.
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To edit the defaults simply edit/etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults
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## Credits / Resources
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[Atlassian - How to store Dotfiles](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles)<br>
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