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All programs should tell you where they store config files (utcc.utoronto.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by wet_lettuce@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I wholeheartedly agree with this blog post. I believe someone on here yesterday was asking about config file locations and setting them manually. This is in the same vein. I can't tell you how many times a command line method for discovering the location of a config file would have saved me 30 minutes of googling.

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[–] TheBaldness@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple managed to do it for a long time. I imagine they update the app more frequently than they would otherwise.

[–] SocialJusticeHeals@mastodon.social 2 points 1 year ago

@TheBaldness
For apps that Apple controls that may be fine, but most people do not get their apps from a single vendor and not all vendors are fast at pushing updates.