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Automatically create the default log directory on Linux if required #21

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Automatically create the default log directory on Linux if required
Jun 15, 2020
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Use pathByExpandingTildeInPath to get configuration directory
Jun 15, 2020
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Create chosen log directory on Linux if it doesn't exist
Jun 16, 2020
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ On Linux:
systemctl --user stop clipper.service
systemctl --user disable clipper.service
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/clipper
rm -r ~/.config/clipper

To kill a manually-launched instance of Clipper, just hit Control+C in the terminal where it is running.

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions clipper.go
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Expand Up @@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ func main() {
// Merge flags -> config -> defaults.
mergeSettings()

if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
configDir := expandPath(filepath.Dir(settings.Logfile.value))
os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0700)
}
expandedPath := expandPath(settings.Logfile.value)
outfile, err := os.OpenFile(expandedPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
if err != nil {
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