Updated config to be written into its own folder

configuration/setgetconfig.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Getconfig() ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	configFilePath := filepath.Join(path, "LS_reader.conf")
+	configFilePath := filepath.Join(path, "LS_Metadata_reader/LS_reader.conf")
 
 	_, err1 := os.Stat(configFilePath)
 	if err1 != nil {
@@ -35,8 +35,16 @@ func Changeconfig() {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Couldn't reach config directory", err)
 	}
-	configFilePath := filepath.Join(path, "LS_reader.conf")
-
+	configFilePath := filepath.Join(path, "LS_Metadata_reader/LS_reader.conf")
+	configdir := filepath.Join(path, "LS_Metadata_reader")
+	_, err1 := os.Stat(configdir)
+	if err1 != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err1) {
+			os.Mkdir(configdir, 0755)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Error accessing %q: %v\n", configdir, err1)
+		}
+	}
 	fmt.Println("What is your instruments spherical aberration (CS)?")
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	input1, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
@@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ func Changeconfig() {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error generating config:", err)
 		return
 	}
+
 	err = os.WriteFile(configFilePath, config, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error generating config:", err)

main.go

@@ -41,16 +41,14 @@ func main() {
 	// allow for reconfiguration of the config
 	if *cFlag {
 		current, err := configuration.Getconfig()
+		var grid map[string]string
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, " No prior config obtainable", err)
 		}
-		var grid map[string]string
-		err1 := json.Unmarshal(current, &grid)
-		if err1 != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Config exists but reading it failed", err)
-		}
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(current, &grid)
 		fmt.Println("current config:\n", grid)
 		configuration.Changeconfig()
+		return
 	}
 	var directory string
 	// Check that there are arguments