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1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/c_utils.go b/src/c_utils.go
index 01c8665..7ec70c0 100644
--- a/src/c_utils.go
+++ b/src/c_utils.go
@@ -60,11 +60,52 @@ import (
 
 // this function will go get the data folder and try to create it if it does
 // not exist
+// the first path being checked is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME then $HOME/.config
+// it returns the full data directory path
+func c_get_conf_dir(ui *HardUI) string {
+	var ptr string
+	var home string
+
+	if home = os.Getenv("HOME"); len(home) == 0 {
+		if ui == nil {
+			c_die("env variable HOME not defined", nil)
+		}
+		c_error_mode("env variable HOME not defined", nil, ui)
+		return ""
+	}
+	xdg_home := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+
+	if len(xdg_home) > 0 {
+		ptr = xdg_home
+	} else {
+		ptr = home + "/.config"
+	}
+	ptr += "/" + CONF_DIR_NAME
+	if _, err := os.Stat(ptr); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	    if err := os.MkdirAll(ptr, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			if ui == nil {
+				c_die("could not create path " + ptr, err)
+			}
+			c_error_mode("could not create path" + ptr, err, ui)
+	    }
+	} else if err != nil {
+		if ui == nil {
+			c_die("could read path " + ptr, err)
+		}
+		c_error_mode("could read path" + ptr, err, ui)
+		return ""
+	}
+	return ptr
+}
+
+// this function will go get the data folder and try to create it if it does
+// not exist
 // the first path being checked is $XDG_DATA_HOME then $HOME/.local/share
 // it returns the full data directory path
 func c_get_data_dir(ui *HardUI) string {
 	var ptr string
 	var home string
+
 	if home = os.Getenv("HOME"); len(home) == 0 {
 		if ui == nil {
 			c_die("env variable HOME not defined", nil)