3LC File Locations

3LC stores its configuration, logs, and projects in particular locations on your system. This page details the default file locations for 3LC and how you can override them.

Default 3LC File Locations

The tables below detail the default file locations for 3LC.

Linux

File	Location
Config	$HOME/.config/3LC/config.yaml
API Key	$HOME/.config/3LC/api_key.txt
Logfile	$HOME/.local/state/3LC/logs/3LC.log
Projects	$HOME/.local/share/3LC/projects

These locations follows the XDG Base Directory Specification. They can be overridden using the standardized environment variables, such as $XDG_DATA_HOME etc.

MacOS

File	Location
Config	$HOME/Library/Application Support/3LC/config.yaml
API Key	$HOME/Library/Application Support/3LC/api_key.txt
Logfile	$HOME/Library/Logs/3LC/Logs/3LC.log
Projects	$HOME/Library/Application Support/3LC/projects

Windows

File	Location
Config	%LocalAppData%\3LC\3LC\config.yaml
API Key	%LocalAppData%\3LC\3LC\api_key.txt
Logfile	%LocalAppData%\3LC\3LC\Logs\3LC.log
Projects	%LocalAppData%\3LC\3LC\projects

Override 3LC File Locations

You can override the default file locations by setting the TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR environment variable. In that case, the files will be stored at the following locations:

File	Location
Config	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\config.yaml
API Key	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\api_key.txt
Logfile (Linux)	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\logs\3LC.log
Logfile (MacOS)	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\Logs\3LC.log
Logfile (Windows)	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\Logs\3LC.log
Projects	<TLC_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR>\projects