Hi,
Wcd already supports an alternative location via the WCDHOME environment
variable. Setting this variable will do what is suggested for WCD_ROOT.
Many programs use a $HOME sub directory for configuration files, but
many more use by default just $HOME. Since files are hidden it's not a
big hinder. The number of files is not so big. By default you have only
two (.treedata.wcd and .stack.wcd). The other three are optional
(.alias.wcd .ban.wcd .extra.wcd).
I see wcd as an enhancement of the shell which has also all its files in
$HOME (.bashrc, .profile, .bash_login, ...)
Because $HOME is usually defined on unix/linux it simplifies the
installation.
I would like to stay backwards compatible, so people don't need to move
their custom wcd files if they upgrade.
The grand old NCD used to store its tree info in the root of the drive.
On unix this is comparable to $HOME for a user (on enterprise systems).
best regards,
Erwin Waterlander
Op 04-03-09 11:46, jaalto schreef:
Package: wcd
Version: 3.2.0-1
Severity: wishlist
The manual page lists:
FILES
default treedata file
UNIX: $HOME/.treedata.wcd
This is the default treedata file where wcd searches for matches.
If it is
not readable wcd will create a new one.
extra treedata file
UNIX: $HOME/.extra.wcd
An optional extra treedata file. If it exists and is readable wcd
will try
to find matches in this file also.
...
SUGGESTION
The HOME directory is quite crowded and it would be desireable if
application stored the FILES (cf. manual page) under its own
directory.
Please store all files under user defined environment variable:
WCD_ROOT
When undefined, program would default to:
$HOME/.wcd/
ERROR CONDITIONS
If WCD_ROOT does not exist, program terminates and displays an error.
If default directory $HOME/.wcd/ does not exist, it is created. This
is typical behaviour (Cf. ~/.mozilla/ ~/.opera/ ...).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages wcd depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libncurses5 5.7+20081213-1 shared libraries for terminal hand
wcd recommends no packages.
wcd suggests no packages.
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