System Directories

In this documentation we will repeatedly refer to two different directories that Gaia Sky uses to store data and configuration settings: $GS_DATA and $GS_CONFIG. Their location depends on the Operating System and is specified below.

Linux

As of version 2.2.0, the Linux release of Gaia Sky uses the XDG base directory specification.

$GS_DATA = ~/.local/share/gaiasky/
$GS_CONFIG = ~/.config/gaiasky/

Windows and macOS

Windows and macOS use the old .gaiasky directory in the user home directory for both locations, so:

$GS_DATA = $GS_CONFIG = [User.Home]/.gaiasky/

[User.Home] on Windows is typically in C:\Users\[username].

[User.Home] on macOS is typically in /Users/[username].