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10-03-2005, 09:26 AM
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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Australia,NSW
Distribution: CalculateLinux, FreeBSD, Makulu, OpenSuse
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Dont no what these mean
Could someone explain hopefully? I have come across an example where I am told to open up "~/.xinitrc " file and add such & such.
Another one is to open up "~/.fluxbox/" folder & create a file called apps.
Now my question is where do I find a file like these that doesnt start with "/etc or /usr " or so?
or do they stand for a certain file or folder?
I need to edit these files so I can start a window manager in Arch which I am just trialing for now.
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10-03-2005, 09:31 AM
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Registered: May 2005
Location: München, Germany
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That "~" means your home directory. When you have a directory or file name with a dot before it that means it's hidden. So that means that ~/.xinitrc is a hidden file called xinitrc in your home folder. Go to your home folder and click on the menu on: view=>Show hidden files
You'll be able to see and edit the xinitrc file and fluxbox directory.
-A
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10-03-2005, 09:33 AM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Distribution: Slackware, RedHat, Debian
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The tilde "~" represents your home folder. For example:
/root - for root
/home/browser - for you
/home/david_ross - for me
So my ~/.xintrc is actually /home/david_ross/.xintrc. However either of these would edit the same file if I was logged in as myself:
vi ~/.xintrc
vi /home/david_ross/.xintrc
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10-03-2005, 09:33 AM
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Beauty Ahmed, Just the answer I needed , & thanks for such a quick reply.
Thats one of the reasons I love this forum, its the best
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10-03-2005, 09:35 AM
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*EDIT* I'm too slow!
Last edited by rjwilmsi; 10-03-2005 at 09:36 AM.
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10-03-2005, 09:36 AM
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Thanks David much appreciated
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10-03-2005, 11:04 AM
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Any time mate  Cheers!
-A
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