## Copyright (C) 2013-2017 John Donoghue
##
## This file is part of Octave.
##
## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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##
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {} {} prefdir
## @deftypefnx {} {} prefdir (1)
## @deftypefnx {} {@var{dir} =} prefdir
## Return the directory that holds the preferences for Octave.
##
## Examples:
##
## Display the preferences directory
##
## @example
## prefdir
## @end example
##
## Change to the preferences folder
##
## @example
## cd (prefdir)
## @end example
##
## If called with an argument, the preferences directory is created if it
## doesn't already exist.
## @seealso{getpref, setpref, addpref, rmpref, ispref}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: John Donoghue

function dir = prefdir ()

  dir = get_home_directory ();

  if (nargin > 0)
    if (! exist (dir, "dir"))
      mkdir (dir);
    endif
  endif

endfunction