Use XDG_DOTFILES_DIR to find the dotfiles directory

ncmpcpp/config

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ lyrics_directory = ~/.lyrics
 #
 ##### connection settings #####
 #
-mpd_host = locksmith.thuis
+mpd_host = locksmith.nm.deboone.nl
 #
 mpd_port = 6600
 #

profile.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# Define DOTFILES for easy access
-DOTFILES="$HOME/.dotfiles"
+# Define XDG_DOTFILES_DIR for easy access
+export XDG_DOTFILES_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"
 
 # Source main profile
-[ -r "$DOTFILES/profiles/main.sh" ] && source "$DOTFILES/profiles/main.sh"
+[ -r "$XDG_DOTFILES_DIR/profiles/main.sh" ] && source "$XDG_DOTFILES_DIR/profiles/main.sh"
 
 # Source machine specific profile
-[ -r "$DOTFILES/profiles/$HOSTNAME.profile" ] && source "$DOTFILES/profiles/$HOSTNAME.profile"
+[ -r "$XDG_DOTFILES_DIR/profiles/$HOSTNAME.profile" ] && source "$XDG_DOTFILES_DIR/profiles/$HOSTNAME.profile"
 
 # Always source a local profile
 [ -r "$HOME/.profile.local" ] && source "$HOME/.profile.local"

profiles/main.sh

@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
-DOTFILES="$HOME/.dotfiles"
-#Add DOTFILES/bin/ to PATH
-DOTBIN="$DOTFILES/bin"
+#
+# ~/.dotfiles/profiles/main.sh
+#
+DOTFILES="$XDG_DOTFILES_DIR"
+
 
 addpath() { case ":${PATH:=$1}:" in *:$1:*) ;; *) PATH="$1:$PATH" ;; esac; }
 
-if [ -d "$DOTBIN" ]
-then
-	addpath "$DOTBIN"
-fi
-
+# add ~/.local/bin to PATH
 if [ -d "~/.local/bin" ]
 then
 	addpath "~/.local/bin"
 fi
 
+# add DOTFILES/bin to PATH
+DOTBIN="$DOTFILES/bin"
+if [ -d "$DOTBIN" ]
+then
+	addpath "$DOTBIN"
+fi
 
-# Always try to use vi(m) if possible
+# use vi(m) if possible
 export EDITOR="vi"
+export VISUAL="vi"
 
 
 # Source Envs
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ then
 	done
 fi
 
-# Source Bashrc if BASH
+# if this is BASH source BASHRC
 if [ "$BASH" ] && [ -f $DOTFILES/bash/rc ]
 then
 	source $DOTFILES/bash/rc