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 * __sublime__ - creates 'subl' command line shortcut to launch [Sublime Text editor](http://sublimetext.com/)
 * __tmux__  -  Plugin to start tmux with support for 256 colours
 * __vi-mode__ - Basic vi key bindings emulation for fish
+* __xdg__ - Setup [xdg](http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html) environment on Linux
 * __z__ - integration with [z](https://github.com/rupa/z) (autojump alternative)
diff --git a/plugins/xdg/xdg.load b/plugins/xdg/xdg.load
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+# System
+set -x XDG_DATA_DIRS /usr/share /usr/local/share
+set -x XDG_CONFIG_DIRS /etc/xdg
+
+# User
+set -x XDG_CACHE_HOME $HOME/.cache
+set -x XDG_CONFIG_HOME $HOME/.config
+set -x XDG_DATA_HOME $HOME/.local/share
+set -x XDG_DESKTOP_DIR $HOME/Desktop
+set -x XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR $HOME/Downloads
+set -x XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR $HOME/Documents
+set -x XDG_MUSIC_DIR $HOME/Music
+set -x XDG_PICTURES_DIR $HOME/Pictures
+set -x XDG_VIDEOS_DIR $HOME/Videos