Where does TeXstudio store the .cwl files for hyperref and xspace?

Question

TeXstudio uses .cwl files for storing information about which macros are defined by which packages, one file per package. This information is used for autocompletion suggestions and highlighting of unrecognized macros. Most of these files I can find in C:\Users\doncherry\AppData\Roaming\texstudio.

For some packages, e.g. hyperref and xspace, however, I can’t find them in that directory and neither in the program’s directory C:\Program Files (x86)\TeXstudio. Where are they hiding? Are they hard-coded into the executables?

xspace one is here it's not very interesting:-) http://svn.code.sf.net/p/texstudio/code/trunk/completion/xspace.cwl — David Carlisle, Apr 24 '13 at 19:21
@DavidCarlisle Thanks, but I’d actually like to know where it is on my computer, so that I can add the missing \xspaceaddexceptions to it. For just looking at them, http://svn.code.sf.net/p/texstudio/code/trunk/completion/ contains all the predefined .cwl files, I would hypothesize. — doncherry, Apr 24 '13 at 19:25
I know but google can't tell me that:-) (why I just made a comment rather than an answer:-) — David Carlisle, Apr 24 '13 at 19:26
@doncherry You could just add \xspaceaddexceptions to your own costom .cwl file. — Qrrbrbirlbel, Apr 24 '13 at 19:42
@Qrrbrbirlbel I know, but I’m just curious where those files are and if I can acces them :). — doncherry, Apr 24 '13 at 19:43
Judging by an old post on latex-community.org from one of the developers, they probably are stored in the .exe. Proposal: Copy both xspace.cwl and hyperref.cwl to the %APPDATA%\texstudio\ folder and add the missing macros. — Qrrbrbirlbel, Apr 24 '13 at 19:55

Tim Hoffmann · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-10T16:58:24.387

~~Qrrbrbirlbel is exactly right:~~

They probably are stored in the .exe. Proposal: Copy both xspace.cwl and hyperref.cwl to the %APPDATA%\texstudio\ folder and add the missing macros.

Entries in %APPDATA%\texstudio\ override the ones integrated in TeXstudio.

As of TeXstudio 2.10.8 the mechanism for searching cwl files has been refined.

TXS searches for cwl files in three different locations:

[settings-directory]/completion/user
builtin cwls
[settings-directory]/completion/autogenerated

See also FAQ: Where are cwl files stored?

Also, I encourage you to share your updated cwl files, so we can integrate them for the next release. To do so, just create an entry in the feature request tracker and attach the files.

Thanks for the update! It’s great to have the information here as well. — doncherry, Oct 10 '16 at 19:21

Where does TeXstudio store the .cwl files for hyperref and xspace?

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