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`