*--config* CONFIG::
Set the path, where to store the config.
Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
- (Default: $HOME/.config/signal)
+ (Default: `$XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli` (`$HOME/.local/share/signal-cli`))
*-u* USERNAME, *--username* USERNAME::
Specify your phone number, that will be your identifier.
The password and cryptographic keys are created when registering and stored in the
current users home directory, the directory can be changed with *--config*:
- $HOME/.config/signal/
+`$XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli/` (`$HOME/.local/share/signal-cli/`)
+
+For legacy users, the old config directories are used as a fallback:
-For legacy users, the old config directory is used as a fallback:
+ $HOME/.config/signal/
$HOME/.config/textsecure/