On 04/28/2010 11:02 AM, Andrew McNabb wrote: > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:39:10AM -0600, Michael Torrie wrote: >> >> On Linux, per-user settings should now avoid dot files in favor of files >> in .config. That's the new standard, though the format of the files >> still varies. That reminds me that I want to try out libetc >> (http://ordiluc.net/fs/libetc/) to see if I can clean up the clutter of >> dotfiles in my home directory. > > Wow. Libetc looks really, really evil. I think I'd rather stick with > my 142 dotfiles than use a library that intercepts file operations. > There's just no way that this could ever work without drastic side > effects, and the value to me would be minimal. Running `ls -a` is a bit > ugly, but it never hurt anyone.
Been trying it out here and it works rather well. There are relatively few side effects. It's pretty cool. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
