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Follow XDG dirs if set on macos

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#744 opened on Jun 20, 2025

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If XDG_CONFIG_HOME, or XDG_DATA_HOME are set, then use those dirs for config, and history, just like on linux. The current dirs are technically correct for macos, but many command lines tools prefer these if set, and it keeps a nice separation between gui/ and cross platform cmd apps. Also tools like pearcleaner flag the files as 'orphaned' as they can't match it to an installed App/.

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Look at the current implementation of config and history file paths on macOS, then add logic to check XDG CONFIG HOME and XDG DATA HOME environment variables before falling back to the default macOS directories.
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rust
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cli
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2
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1-3 hours
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Rust
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70