Where Does Kile Store Config?
Kile keeps legacy config in KDE3 paths with modern locations inferred from KDE standards. Only the legacy tree is directly documented.
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Kile documents its past better than its present. Legacy KDE3 paths with completion trees carry direct documentation. Modern locations follow from KDE platform standards with no Kile-specific page confirming them.
This post splits the difference honestly. Legacy paths quote as fact while modern twins quote as convention. Completion data rides beside config in both eras. Windows builds go unquoted for lack of verified paths.
Where Kile stores this, by platform
~/.config/kilerc
Legacy documented config with completion trees for abbreviations and dictionaries. Modern XDG twin inferred from KDE standards, stated as convention. Copy both eras when present.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Kile settings?
Copy the legacy config plus the completion trees for abbreviations and dictionaries. Modern builds likely follow XDG config with local share data, inferred from KDE platform standards rather than Kile docs. Quote the modern pair as convention.
Where is the modern Kile config file?
Legacy documentation names the KDE3 config path with completion subtrees beneath apps data. No Kile-specific primary source confirms the modern XDG twin. This post states the inference plainly instead of asserting it.
Does Kile run on Windows?
It exists with unverified config paths, so no Windows location is quoted here. Linux paths below cover the documented side. Check the running install before scripting migrations.
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