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c#linuxconfigurationmono
TimM
TimM

Reputation: 1885

Using .files/.folders with Mono on Linux

I'm writing a C# application on Linux, and I'd like to store the applications .config files in the user's home directory, i.e.

If the application's name is Foo.exe

~user/.Foo/foo.exe.config

instead of looking for the .config file in the same directory as the assembly. Is this possible?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2418

Answers (2)

ECE
ECE

Reputation: 414

I believe you can do:

Directory.getCurrentDirectory().

Here is it's resource:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.directory.getcurrentdirectory(v=vs.110).aspx

Upvotes: 0

Tedd Hansen
Tedd Hansen

Reputation: 12362

Sure. Look into Environment.SpecialFolder.

string appDataDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);

Remember to use Path.Combine(folder1, folder2) to combine paths in order to make your app cross platform compatible.

Alternatively you could just get the environment variable HOME: 

string homeDir = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");

Upvotes: 4

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