KDE System Administration/XDG Filesystem Hierarchy - Revision history

AnneW at 15:58, 13 July 2012

2012-07-13T15:58:46Z

Ehbello: Adding Language Navigation Bar.

2010-03-12T16:38:54Z

Adding Language Navigation Bar.

Dhaumann: comments go to the discussion page, please

2008-10-31T15:42:38Z

comments go to the discussion page, please

Tampakrap: Shouldn't .thumbnails in .cache?

2008-10-31T15:16:53Z

Shouldn't .thumbnails in .cache?

Sbishop: minor punctuation changes

2007-10-12T20:28:58Z

minor punctuation changes

Logixoul: SysAdmin/XDG Filesystem Hierarchy moved to KDE System Administration/XDG Filesystem Hierarchy

2007-09-09T18:08:45Z

SysAdmin/XDG Filesystem Hierarchy moved to KDE System Administration/XDG Filesystem Hierarchy

Pino: /* Freedesktop.org and Standard Directories */ fix link

2007-06-12T14:44:20Z

‎Freedesktop.org and Standard Directories: fix link

Tampakrap: /* Freedesktop.org and Standard Directories */ proscribes -> prescribes

2007-06-12T14:10:54Z

‎Freedesktop.org and Standard Directories: proscribes -> prescribes

Tampakrap: missing <

2007-03-03T13:55:56Z

missing <

Aseigo at 21:52, 9 February 2007

2007-02-09T21:52:36Z

New page

== Freedesktop.org and Standard Directories ==

Many of the free and open source software projects that focus on desktop technology collaborate on shared specifications and software within the [http://freedesktop.org freedesktop.org] project.

One of these shared specifications is the [http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ base directory specification] which defines a set of locations in the filesystem that can be used for portable desktop technology implementations.

KDE supports the base directory specification and the various [[../Environment_Variables|environment variables]] it proscribes in addition to the [[../KDE_Filesystem_Hierarchy KDE|filesystem hierarchy]]. A summary of KDE's implementation follows below, while the full specification can be read [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ here on freedesktop.org]].

== Application Data ==

Data that applications store which are specific to a given user are to be stored in the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.local/share}} for local storage and {{path|/usr/local/share;/usr/share}} for system wide files.

Some items that may be stored in <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> are files the user has put in the trash, mimetype definitions and associations and application .desktop files.

The search path for system wide directories can be defined setting the <tt>XDG_DATA_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.

== Configuration ==

Configuration information should be stored in the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.config}} for local storage and {{path|/etc/xdg}} for system wide files.

Some items that may be stored in <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> are application configuration files and application menu structure.

The search path for system wide directories can be defined setting the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.

== Cache Files ==

Temporary data caches can be stored in the <tt>XDG_CACHE_HOME</tt> location, which defaults to {{path|$HOME/.cache}}. There is no system wide cache location as such caches are always user specific.

== Thumbnails ==

Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].

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	Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path\|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].		Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path\|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].
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	Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path\|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].		Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path\|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].
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 One of these shared specifications is the [http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ base directory specification] which defines a set of locations in the filesystem that can be used for portable desktop technology implementations.
-KDE supports the base directory specification and the various [[../Environment_Variables|environment variables]] it prescribes in addition to the [[../KDE_Filesystem_Hierarchy KDE|filesystem hierarchy]]. A summary of KDE's implementation follows below, while the full specification can be read [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ here on freedesktop.org]].
+KDE supports the base directory specification and the various [[../Environment_Variables|environment variables]] it prescribes in addition to the [[../KDE_Filesystem_Hierarchy|KDE filesystem hierarchy]]. A summary of KDE's implementation follows below, while the full specification can be read [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ here on freedesktop.org]].
 == Application Data ==

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 One of these shared specifications is the [http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ base directory specification] which defines a set of locations in the filesystem that can be used for portable desktop technology implementations.
-KDE supports the base directory specification and the various [[../Environment_Variables|environment variables]] it prescribes in addition to the [[../KDE_Filesystem_Hierarchy|KDE filesystem hierarchy]]. A summary of KDE's implementation follows below, while the full specification can be read [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ here on freedesktop.org]].
+KDE supports the base directory specification and the various [[../Environment_Variables|environment variables]] it prescribes in addition to the [[../KDE_Filesystem_Hierarchy|KDE filesystem hierarchy]]. A summary of KDE's implementation follows below, while the full specification can be read [http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ here] on [http://freedesktop.org freedesktop.org].
 == Application Data ==
-Data that applications store which are specific to a given user are to be stored in the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.local/share}} for local storage and {{path|/usr/local/share;/usr/share}} for system wide files.
+Data that applications store which are specific to a given user are to be stored in the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.local/share}} for local storage and {{path|/usr/local/share;/usr/share}} for system-wide files.
-Some items that may be stored in <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> are files the user has put in the trash, mimetype definitions and associations and application .desktop files.
+Some items that may be stored in <tt>XDG_DATA_HOME</tt> are files the user has put in the trash, mimetype definitions and associations, and application .desktop files.
-The search path for system wide directories can be defined setting the <tt>XDG_DATA_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.
+The search path for system-wide directories can be defined by setting the <tt>XDG_DATA_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.
 == Configuration ==
-Configuration information should be stored in the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.config}} for local storage and {{path|/etc/xdg}} for system wide files.
+Configuration information should be stored in the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> directory. If the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> environment variable isn't set, it defaults to {{path|$HOME/.config}} for local storage and {{path|/etc/xdg}} for system-wide files.
 Some items that may be stored in <tt>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</tt> are application configuration files and application menu structure.
-The search path for system wide directories can be defined setting the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.
+The search path for system-wide directories can be defined setting the <tt>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</tt> environment variable to contain a list of paths.
 == Cache Files ==
-Temporary data caches can be stored in the <tt>XDG_CACHE_HOME</tt> location, which defaults to {{path|$HOME/.cache}}. There is no system wide cache location as such caches are always user specific.
+Temporary data caches can be stored in the <tt>XDG_CACHE_HOME</tt> location, which defaults to {{path|$HOME/.cache}}. There is no system-wide cache location, as such caches are always user-specific.
 == Thumbnails ==
 Thumbnails representing the contents of files for use in icons and other representations of files are to be stored in {{path|$HOME/.thumbnails}}. The structure and content of the thumbnails directory is defined in the [http://jens.triq.net/thumbnail-spec/index.html thumbnail specification].