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diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ac858c --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml @@ -0,0 +1,231 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> + + <appendix id="appendixa-0"> + <title>Hidden Directories</title> + <highlights> + <para>This appendix describes the hidden directories that the +GNOME desktop adds to the home directories of users. </para> + </highlights> + <indexterm> + <primary>hidden directories</primary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>.* directories</primary> + <see>hidden directories</see> + </indexterm> + <para>A hidden +directory is a directory that has a name that begins with a period (.). <xref linkend="appendixa-TBL-2"/> describes the hidden directories that the GNOME +desktop adds to the home directories of users. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="appendixa-TBL-2"> + <title>Hidden Directories in User Home Directories</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="50*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Directory</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Description</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.esd_auth</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains the authentication cookie for the GNOME +sound daemon. The GNOME sound daemon is the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESD).</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gconf</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains the <application>GConf</application> configuration +source for the user. When the user sets a preference, the new preference information +is added to this location.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gconfd</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains the following <application>GConf</application> +daemon details:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Configuration information.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Lock information for objects that are referenced by an <firstterm>Interoperable Object Reference (IOR)</firstterm>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>State information for objects that are referenced by an IOR.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gnome</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains user-specific application data that is +not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. For example, +this directory contains MIME type information and session information for +the user. </para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gnome-desktop</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager +contains a preference that enables users to use <application>Nautilus</application> +to manage the desktop background. If the user selects this option, this directory +contains the objects that are on the <application>Nautilus</application> desktop +background of the user. This directory contains the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Objects on the desktop background, for example, the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object, the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, and other launchers. +The objects appear in the directory as desktop entry files. For example, the <filename>starthere.desktop</filename> file contains a link to the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Removable media volumes that are mounted.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The file manager also contains a preference that enables +users to use the home directory as the desktop background directory, instead +of <filename>.gnome-desktop</filename>. If a user selects this +option, the contents of the home directory are displayed as desktop background +objects.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gnome2</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains user-specific application data that is +not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. For example, +this directory contains the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Keyboard shortcut information.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Window location information.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop entry files for panel launchers.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>This directory also contains user-specific menu data. +If a user modifies menus, the details are stored here.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.gnome2-private</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Ignore this directory. This directory has no function +at the time of publication of this guide.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.metacity</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains session data for the <application>Metacity</application> window manager.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.nautilus</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains file manager data that is specific to the +user. For example, this directory can contain the following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Metadata for the directories with which the user works.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> themes that the user adds.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> emblems that the user +adds.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop background images.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.themes</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains desktop themes and window frame themes +that the user adds. The user can add themes from the <application>Themes</application> +preference tool.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.thumbnails</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains image thumbnails for the user. The image +thumbnails are used in the file manager. The file manager contains a preference +that the user can select to stop generation of thumbnail images.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <filename>.xscreensaver</filename> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Contains +screensaver configuration data and screensaver preference data.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </appendix> |