+1 At 14:41 16.11.2001 -0500, you wrote: >On unix the convention is for personal configuration files to be kept in the >user's home directory. CVS, for example, keeps its password file in >$HOME/.cvspass. If there is more than one configuration file for a given >application, they are often kept in a subdirectory (starting with a dot to >make it 'invisible') for that application (e.g., $HOME/.netscape/*). > >When upgrading, ideally I should be able to completely delete to old >installation (/usr/local/idea/*) and replace it with a new installation >instead without losing my personal configuration files. The application >might have to be a little smarter and more lenient about reading older >configuration files, but it is a lot easier on the user -- especially us EA >Users who are constantly upgrading. > >I would suggest that configuration files representing personal choices be >kept in: > > $HOME/.idea/* > >If non-existent, they would be copied from the 'defaults' in the application >installation directory. > >Chris
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