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		dClauzel 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS dotfiles should not go in –/Library/Applicat... > a command-line tool is not the system or an app Meh. An application is an application.

chrisweekly 7 months ago [–]

Nope. In macOS, "app" has specific meaning -- implying plist file, etc. See discussion elsewhere in the comments above.

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