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+# copyright (c) 2026 paul retourné
+# spdx-license-identifier: gpl-3.0-or-later
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Commented out values are part of the config but are required so there is no defaults.
+# This allows this file to be a list of all the config options.
+
+# DEFAULT_SERVER_USER: str = "" 
+DEFAULT_SERVER_SSHARGS: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_HOSTNAME: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_IP: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT: int = 22
+
+DEFAULT_ROOTS_LOCAL: str = str(Path("~/files").expanduser())
+# DEFAULT_ROOTS_REMOTE: str = ""
+
+DEFAULT_MISC_CACHE_DIR_PATH: Path = Path("~/.unisync").expanduser()