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## Table of Contents
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## Table of Contents
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* [XDG](#xdg)
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* [Directories](#directories)
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* [Directories](#directories)
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* [Todos](#todos)
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* [Dotfiles](#dotfiles)
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* [Usage](#usage)
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* [Usage](#usage)
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* [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)
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* [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)
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* [License](#license)
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* [License](#license)
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## Directories
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## XDG
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xdg-user-dirs is a tool to help manage "well known" user directories like the
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xdg-user-dirs is a tool to help manage "well known" user directories like the
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desktop folder and the music folder. It also handles localization
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desktop folder and the music folder. It also handles localization
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(i.e. translation) of the filenames.
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(i.e. translation) of the filenames.
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xdg-user-dirs-update is ran early in the login phase. It reads a configuration
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xdg-user-dirs-update is ran early in the login phase. It reads a configuration
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file `/etc/xdg/xdg-user-dirs.defaults`. You should replace this file as root
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file `/etc/xdg/xdg-user-dirs.defaults`. You should replace this file as root
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before logging in or opening the file manager. Here is the updated file after
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before logging in or opening the file manager. I usually truncate the original
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truncating names.
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names, and add a few more directories.
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```text
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You can find the original `/etc/xdg/xdg-user-dirs.defaults`[Here]()<- TODO
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# Default settings for user directories
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You can find the custom `/etc/xdg/xdg-user-dirs.defaults`[Here]()<- TODO
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# The values are relative pathnames from the home directory and
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# will be translated on a per-path-element basis into the users locale
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DESKTOP=gui
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DOWNLOAD=dl
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TEMPLATES=eg
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PUBLICSHARE=pub
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DOCUMENTS=docs
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MEDIA=media
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MUSIC=media/music
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PICTURES=media/pics
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VIDEOS=media/vids
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# Another alternative is:
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#MUSIC=Documents/Music
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#PICTURES=Documents/Pictures
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#VIDEOS=Documents/Videos
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```
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These are not all the directories, just the ones with XDG functionality. Some
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of the may need to be downloaded.
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## Todos
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TODO add script to grab eg file and replace.
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## Directories
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## Dotfiles
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## Usage
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## Usage
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