* Robert Krawitz <[email protected]> [08-07-18 16:04]:
> 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?

afaik there is not one.  you must start dt from cl as:
  darktabe --library :memory:

or alias the command.
  
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