On 09/07/2009 04:03 PM, Michael Wolf wrote: > > > How do I transfer logs from Windows to Linux? Where are logs stored on > Linux? Note, the FAQ lists the location of configuration data and logs > for Windows, but not for Linux, except for saying that they are located > at ~./purple. It's as if Pidgin software writers/support gurus assume > Windows users are ignorant of environment variables but if you're on > Linux you must know the filesystem. This is a gross mistake, especially > if the Linux community wants to welcome new users. I don't know the > Linux file system, and thus I don't know where ~./ refers to. I tried > searching for "purple" and ".purple" but could not find a folder > containing logs.
<snip> In a Unix environment '~' commonly refers to a users home directory. So '~' and '/home/<user_id>' means essentially the same, where <user_id> is your Linux login. Most likely you see a prompt like this in If there's a leading dot in the directory name, like '.purple', that means the directory is hidden. I.e. it is not listed when doing a simple 'ls -l' in a terminal for the home directory. In order to also list hidden directories, a 'ls -la' will do. There should be a corresponding configuration option for the file manger to display hidden items. At least there is one for Nautilus when using Gnome. Usually all configuration information is stored in a users home directory. In case of Pidgin it's in '~/.purple'. Note, '~./purple' is not the same as '~/.purple'. The Pidgin logs are under '~/.purple/logs'. The log files are just plain text, so it should be no problem to use them with Linux also. Just curious, how did you search for '.purple'? On a shell prompt you can try this: > find ~ -name .purple -- Christian _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
