More options for config location, e.g. XDG_CONFIG_HOME

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Issue type
Feature
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Mostly clear
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Stale
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli

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Start in cmd/init.go around line 71, where the current home-directory configuration location is handled. Review how configuration paths are selected, then add support for XDG_CONFIG_HOME and %APPDATA% on the relevant systems. Done means the CLI can discover configuration from these standard locations across systems.

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Would be nice if more standard locations such as XDG_CONFIG_HOME (on all systems) or %APPDATA% (on Windows} were supported for easier cross-system configuration. Currently as I see only home dir is supported: https://github.com/VirusTotal/vt-cli/blob/bfea504b6b0c26a95f85aa9fd32fa0f6d939fe46/cmd/init.go#L71

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