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JOSM preference/data/cache directories according to r7829+r11162

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Our preference data is composed of a set of name->value pairs. The setting names are often "namespaced" with dot ('.') separated words. Many JOSM plugins will store preferences grouped in a namespace.

You can get a similar raw view by viewing this file, but this 'Advanced' preferences panel is intended to provide a easier alternative.

Menus

Most of the settings can be reached via menus

Help/Action/Preferences (see also Help/Keys by menu)

Other preferences

JOSM preference/data/cache directories

Priority	Preference	Data	Cache
1. specific system property specified from commandline	`-Djosm.pref=...`	`-Djosm.userdata=...`	`-Djosm.cache=...`
2. `josm.home` system property specified from commandline	`-Djosm.home=...`	`-Djosm.home=...`	`-Djosm.home=...` →`{josm.home}/cache`
3a. Windows defaults (since r7829)	`%APPDATA%\<JOSM>`	`%APPDATA%\<JOSM>`	`%LOCALAPPDATA%\<JOSM>\cache` or `%APPDATA%\<JOSM>\cache`
3b. Mac OS X defaults (since r7829)	`$HOME/Library/Preferences/<JOSM>`	`$HOME/Library/<JOSM>`	`$HOME/Library/Caches/<JOSM>`
3c. Linux defaults (for fresh installations after r11162)	`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/<JOSM>` or `$HOME/.config/<JOSM>`	`$XDG_DATA_HOME/<JOSM>` or `$HOME/.local/share/<JOSM>`	`$XDG_CACHE_HOME/<JOSM>` or `$HOME/.cache/<JOSM>`
3d. Linux defaults (prior r11162)	`$HOME/.<josm>`	`$HOME/.<josm>`	`$HOME/.<josm>`/cache

Notes:

<JOSM> defaults to JOSM and can be customized using -Djosm.dir.name=..., and <josm> corresponds to lowercase <JOSM>
Windows: try opening Explorer window and paste following text in location, then hit enter: %APPDATA%\JOSM.
Linux: To show the contents of the hidden folder, use the file manager and enter "~/.josm" in the address line (if no address line is visible just try to enter a letter and hopefully a popup to enter the address will open). Alternatively it is possible to "show hidden" files and folders in the file manager, using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H.

preferences.xml Schema

http://josm.openstreetmap.de/preferences-1.0

Some descriptions can be found in Help/Preferences/ImportExport (stub)

Auto save subfolder

Utilized by autosave function.