📝 Add docs for get_app_dir()

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from pathlib import Path
import typer
APP_NAME = "my-super-cli-app"
def main():
app_dir = typer.get_app_dir(APP_NAME)
config_path = Path(app_dir) / "config.json"
if not config_path.is_file():
typer.echo("Config file doesn't exist yet")
if __name__ == "__main__":
typer.run(main)

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You can get the application directory where you can, for example, save configuration files with `typer.get_app_dir()`:
```Python hl_lines="9"
{!./src/app_dir/tutorial001.py!}
```
It will give you a directory for storing configurations appropriate for your CLI program for the current user in each operating system.
Check it:
<div class="termy">
```console
$ python main.py
Config file doesn't exist yet
```
</div>
## About `Path`
If you hadn't seen something like that:
```Python
Path(app_dir) / "config.json"
```
A `Path` object can be used with `/` and it will convert it to the separator for the current system (`/` for Unix systems and `\` for Windows).
If the first element is a `Path` object the next ones (after the `/`) can be `str`.
And it will create a new `Path` object from that.
If you want a quick guide on using `Path()` you can check <a href="https://realpython.com/python-pathlib/" target="_blank">this post on Real Python</a> or <a href="https://treyhunner.com/2018/12/why-you-should-be-using-pathlib/" target="_blank">this post by Trey Hunner</a>.

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- File: 'tutorial/parameter-types/file.md'
- Ask with Prompt: 'tutorial/prompt.md'
- Progress Bar: 'tutorial/progressbar.md'
- CLI Application Directory: 'tutorial/app-dir.md'
- Alternatives, Inspiration and Comparisons: 'alternatives.md'
- Help Typer - Get Help: 'help-typer.md'
- Development - Contributing: 'contributing.md'