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==== User directories ==== Besides the variables mentioned below, XDG BDS also specifies that users' local binary files may be installed into {{code| $HOME/.local/bin}}. Systems compliant with the spec are expected to make this directory available in their [[Command-line interface|CLI]]'s {{code|PATH}} environment variable.<ref name=":0" /> ;{{Code|XDG_DATA_HOME}} : For user application's own data files : Default to {{Code|$HOME/.local/share}} ;{{Code|XDG_CONFIG_HOME}} : For user's app configuration files : Default to {{Code|$HOME/.config}} ;{{Code|XDG_STATE_HOME}} : For user-specific app session data, which should be stored for future reuse : Default to {{Code|$HOME/.local/state}} : May include logs, recently used files, application-specific information (e.g. window layout, views, opened files, undo history, etc.), akin to session data that should be stored by app by request of system session manager, like [[X session manager]] ;{{Code|XDG_CACHE_HOME}} : For user-specific apps cache files : Default to {{code|$HOME/.cache}} ;{{Code|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}} : For user-specific app runtime files like sockets which must not survive reboot and full logout/login cycles
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