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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>

<title>Hidden Directories in User Home Directories</title>

<thead>

<entry>

<para>Directory</para>

</entry>

<entry>

<para>Description</para>

</entry>

</row>

</thead>

<tbody>

<row>

<para>

<filename>.config</filename>

</para>

</entry>

<para>This is the default location for the environment variable <envar>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</envar>,

if it is not set. User defined menus can be created at <filename>menus/applications.menu</filename>.</para>

</entry>

</row>

<row>

<para>

<filename>.fonts</filename>

</para>

</entry>

<para>Contains fonts specific to a particular user. When a user installs a font by dragging it

to the <filename>fonts:///</filename> URI in nautilus, it is copied to this location.</para>

</entry>

</row>

<row>

<para>

</para>

</entry>

<para>Contains the authentication cookie for the GNOME

sound daemon. The GNOME sound daemon is the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESD).</para>

<para><emphasis>NOTE: This is a file, not a directory.</emphasis></para>

</entry>

</row>

<row>

<para>

<filename>.gconf</filename>

</para>

</entry>

<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>

<para>

<filename>.gconfd</filename>

</para>

</entry>

<para>Contains the following <application>GConf</application>

daemon details:</para>

<para>Configuration information.</para>

</listitem>

<para>Lock information for objects that are referenced by an <firstterm>Interoperable Object Reference (IOR)</firstterm>.</para>

</listitem>

<para>State information for objects that are referenced by an IOR.</para>

</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.gnome</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains user-specific application data that is

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not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. </para>

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<para><emphasis>NOTE: this directory is deprecated and is only used by

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GNOME 1.x applications.</emphasis></para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.gnome2</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains user-specific application data that is

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not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. For example,

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this directory contains the following:</para>

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<para>Keyboard shortcut information.</para>

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</listitem>

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<para>Window location information.</para>

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</listitem>

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<para>Desktop entry files for panel launchers.</para>

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</listitem>

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</itemizedlist>

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<para>This directory may also contain sub-directories that store

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application specific data.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.gnome2-private</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Ignore this directory. This directory has no function

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at the time of publication of this guide.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.local/share</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>This is the default location for the environment variable <envar>XDG_DATA_HOME</envar>,

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if it is not set. User defined desktop entries can be created in the subdirectory <filename>applications</filename>.

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User defined mime types can be created in <filename>mime/packages/Overrides.xml</filename>.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.metacity</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains session data for the <application>Metacity</application> window manager.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.nautilus</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains file manager data that is specific to the

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user. For example, this directory can contain the following: </para>

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<para>Metadata for the directories with which the user works.</para>

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</listitem>

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<para><application>Nautilus</application> emblems that the user

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adds.</para>

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</listitem>

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<para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop images.</para>

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</listitem>

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</itemizedlist>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.themes</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains controls theme options, window frame theme

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options, and icons theme options that the user adds. The user can add themes

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from the <application>Theme</application> preference tool.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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<row>

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<para>

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<filename>.thumbnails</filename>

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</para>

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</entry>

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<para>Contains image thumbnails for the user. The image

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thumbnails are used in the file manager. The file manager contains a preference

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that the user can select to stop generation of thumbnail images.</para>

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</entry>

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</row>

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</tbody>

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</tgroup>

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</table>

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</appendix>

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