Hi all,
Can anyone tell me which are all the files that will be altered when i change the Desktop background. ?
i.e. Say if i change the Desktop background from abc.png to def.png in which file it wil be reflected. ?
i am using Fedora core 5..
thanks

It should be no more complicated than right-clicking on the desktop, and in Gnome clicking "Change Desktop Background" and in KDE clicking "Configure Desktop..."

But what files that information is stored in depends on whether you're using KDE or Gnome. In KDE, it's in the ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc file, which is just a config file and shouldn't be too hard to understand. I don't know where it is in Gnome.

Assuming that Gnome is the default in FC5 & that that is what you're using, here are some ideas to help you get your answer:

1. Wait for a regular Gnome user to answer here. I use KDE & occasionlly a "lightweight" like flux, ICE, or XFCE; so, like jakykong, I have no definitive answer for you.
2. 1. Make a change via the desktop.
   2. Immediately do a "changed in the last 5 minutes" find (RTM find) on your home directory, this will give you a list of possibilities.
   3. Examine the list w/ grep, mc, or other favorite tool.

Assuming that Gnome is the default in FC5 & that that is what you're using, here are some ideas to help you get your answer:

1. Wait for a regular Gnome user to answer here. I use only KDE & occasionally a "lightweight" like flux, ICE, or XFCE; so, like jakykong, I have no definitive answer for you.
2. 1. Make a change via the desktop.
   2. Immediately do a "changed in the last 5 minutes" find (RTM find) on your home directory, this will give you a list of possibilities.
   3. Examine the list w/ grep, mc, or other favorite tool.
3. 1. Start w/ the "dot" (hidden) directories in your home directory.
   2. Drill down through the common sense possibilities 'til you don't know which to choose. (For me, that would be ~/.kde/share/.)
   3. Do a recursive grep for <def.png>.
   4. If necessary, go up one directory & repeat.

Thanks for all replies..
i am using GNOME...
The file which contains the background information is ~/.gnome2/background.xml..
but this is an xml file and not giving much info.. coz the same type of entries are there for all the background images irrespective of whether it is set as Desktop background or not
and also i did like this
changed the desktop background and then ""find . -cmin 10""
This dint give any results and also i searched in whole system and it is saying that no file is changed in last 10 mins..!!!!!!!
so how to proceed next ????
i think some or the other file should be altered or atleast metadata should be altered when we change the desktop background... how to find that ??