Hi, jr wrote: > > 2. Clearer organisation for data and settings saved by apps would be > > great. Whenever I look for data or settings saved by an app, I need > > to google to find out which folder that app saves its data and > > settings to. > > yes, things used to be easier before the 'Windoze-ification' of Linux > started; most app's will create user-specific stuff somewhere below > your (user) home, system-wide app settings are commonly found below > '/etc/', '/usr/lib/' or '/usr/share'. I find that the various > sections of the manual often detail the locations.
It used to be that you'd just refer to the FILES section of the man page to find this out. There was a time when Google didn't exist, Unix benefitted from the excellent documentation it shipped with, and this placed pressure on newcomers to maintain that high standard. GOML! `FILES' can still be seen in things like vim(1) and python(1). (If man gives the page to you in less(1) then searching for uppercase will match only uppercase, e.g. type "/FILES<Enter>".) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
