# Where should styles and locales go in XDG spec?

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/where-should-styles-and-locales-go-in-xdg-spec/1806>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/where-should-styles-and-locales-go-in-xdg-spec/1806 "2023-03-30T21:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/where-should-styles-and-locales-go-in-xdg-spec/1806/1 "2023-03-30T21:49:59Z")

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Does it make sense to have a standard installation location for CSL files? Maybe:

> ~/.local/share/csl