Correct way to copy files to /home/$user?

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Subject: Correct way to copy files to /home/$user?
From: adrelanos <adrelanos@riseup.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:21:51 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] 50100F0F.3000905@riseup.net>

Hi,

I want to create a new package xchat-privacy. Actually no binary files
need to be installed/replaced. Only a few configuration files have to be
replaced, such as ~/xchat2/xchat.conf, ~/xchat2/ignore.conf, etc.

What is the correct way to copy files to /home/$user?

Cheers,
adrelanos

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