Linux/Unix folder paths

[Dave Rousseau]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank D. Engel, Jr." <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Linux/Unix folder paths


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> There is no real firm standard as far as storing prefs on a *NIX-type 
> system; different programs make up their own, and there are special places 
> for certain graphical environments such as GNUstep.
>
> One simple way is to place a hidden file (start the name with a dot) in 
> the user's home directory; use a hidden folder if you need multiple such 
> files.
>
> On May 4, 2005, at 7:15 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
>
>> Hello all you Linux/Unix gurus out there,
>>
>> I was hoping someone would be able to tell me a few things about where 
>> such systems put various types of files.
>>
>> Where so you store preferences? I see that the specialFolderPath() 
>> function is Windows & Mac only, so how would I know where to store 
>> preferences on a Linux system?
>>
>> Where should an application be installed? And what if I want the 
>> application to be available to a particular user only e.g. on my Mac OS X 
>> system, I have /Applications for apps that everyone can use and 
>> /Users/sarah/Applications for apps that only I can use. The second is 
>> better if I need to write to the application folder as the user has write 
>> access to that folder even if not an admin user (at least I think that is 
>> correct).
>>
>> TIA,
>> Sarah
>>
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