Folder name suggestion: config

[nainemom]

As you know most of unix based distros considers files or folders starting with . as a hidden file. And in terms of value, I think this folder is more valuable than for example node_modules or package manager lock file to be displayed by default.
So why not just be the config instead of .config?

[KubaJastrz]

Probably because of XDG.

Also, https://github.com/cosmiconfig/cosmiconfig supports .config too.

[Jak2k]

.config has the advantage of being at the top of the file explorer in VS-Code.

[pi0]

Thanks for the suggestion. Yes i agree it might make it harder for File Explorer tools to see this config meanwhile it has advantage of being sorted as first directory and it is not usually hidden in code editors. PS: Consider many of current top-level files are prefixed with dot already so it is not a new issue.

Regardless I have mentioned your idea in the alternatives section: https://github.com/pi0/config-dir/blob/main/README.md#alternative-directory-names

[pi0]

Let's followup from #3

[pawamoy]

Honestly, having it shown earlier, but amongst many other dot-directories doesn't really make a difference.

As said in #13, I'd find it weird to put my config files directory in the "hidden, ignored" group, next to cache and build artifacts directories. If important files and directories didn't start with ., I could actually hide the ones that do.

I suppose we can tolerate .github because it starts with .git 🤷 But I'd gladly move .github and .vscode as config/github and config/vscode if I could 😄