user-dirs.conf − configuration for xdg−user−dirs−update
The /etc/xdg/user−dirs.conf file is a text file that controls the behavior of the xdg−user−dirs−update command. Users can have their own ˜/.config/user−dirs.conf file, which overrides the system−wide configuration.
The following keys are recognised:
enabled=boolean
When set to False, xdg−user−dirs−update will not change the XDG user dirs configuration.
filename_encoding=encoding
This sets the filename encoding to use. encoding can be an explicit encoding name, such as UTF−8, or "locale", which means the encoding of the users locale will be used.
Lines beginning with a # character are ignored.
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
The system−wide user−dirs.conf file is located in this directory. The default is /etc/xdg.
XDG_CONFIG_HOME
The per−user user−dirs.conf file is located in this directory. The default is $HOME/.config.
xdg-user-dirs-update(1)