diff --git a/src/client_config/config_root.rs b/src/client_config/config_root.rs
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+++ b/src/client_config/config_root.rs
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+use std::{env, fmt::Display};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub enum ConfigRoot {
+    #[default]
+    None,
+    Crate(String),
+    Home(String),
+    Root(String),
+}
+
+impl Display for ConfigRoot {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ConfigRoot::None => write!(f, ""),
+            ConfigRoot::Crate(path) => write!(f, "{path}"),
+            ConfigRoot::Home(path) => {
+                let pb = path.trim_start_matches("/");
+                write!(f, "{}/{}", env::home_dir().unwrap().display(), pb)
+            }
+            ConfigRoot::Root(path) => {
+                let pb = path.trim_start_matches("/");
+                write!(f, "/{pb}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ConfigRoot {
+    pub fn parse(s: &str) -> Self {
+        if !s.is_empty() {
+            match s.chars().nth(0) {
+                Some('h') => ConfigRoot::Home(s.to_string()),
+                Some('r') => ConfigRoot::Root(s.to_string()),
+                Some('c') => ConfigRoot::Crate(s.to_string()),
+                Some(_) => ConfigRoot::Crate(s.to_string()),
+                None => ConfigRoot::None,
+            }
+        } else {
+            ConfigRoot::None
+        }
+    }
+}