From 6f35059f9abc1683c62cde7fc5ce2f22cab8d831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Utkarsh Gupta <utkarshgupta137@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:42:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docker-cli: allow absolute paths for configDir

---
 modules/programs/docker-cli.nix | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/programs/docker-cli.nix b/modules/programs/docker-cli.nix
index c4abe7db..57821436 100644
--- a/modules/programs/docker-cli.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/docker-cli.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ in
 
     configDir = mkOption {
       type = lib.types.str;
+      apply = p: lib.removePrefix "${config.home.homeDirectory}/" p;
       default = ".docker";
-      description = ''
-        Folder relative to the user's home directory where the Docker CLI settings should be stored.
-      '';
+      example = lib.literalExpression "\${config.xdg.configHome}/docker";
+      description = "Directory to store configuration and state. This also sets $DOCKER_CONFIG.";
     };
 
     contexts = mkOption {