On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 12:51:30 -0700, I. Ivanov wrote:
>
>> I'd be perfectly happy to get rid of the database and use sidecar
>> files exclusively at least as an option.  I prefer a different tool
>> for managing my image collection (KPhotoAlbum) and just use dt for
>> image processing.
>>
> Maybe if you use ":memory:" as a library it would work for you.
>
> man darktable
> --library <library file>
>             darktable keeps image information in an sqlite database for fast
>             access.  The default location of that database file is
>             "$HOME/.config/darktable/library.db".  You may give an alternative
>             location, e.g. if you want to do some experiments without
>             compromising your original library.db.  If the database file does
>             not exist, darktable creates it for you.  You may also give
>             ":memory:" as a library file in which case the database is kept in
>             system memory - all changes are discarded when darktable
>             terminates.

I can't find a configuration option for this?
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