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458 <a name="GuideReferenceConfig"></a><div class="header"><h1 class="section title"><span class="title"><a name="titleGuideReferenceConfig"></a>Configuration Files and Locations</span></h1></div>
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463 <p class="para block block-first">The following data lists the locations Geeqie uses for various actions. The uppercase symbols are environment variables. If they are not set on your system the fallback locations are listed in parentheses.</p>
464 <p class="para block">
465 Geqqie will first attempt to load a configuration file from:
466 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">/etc/geeqie/geeqierc.xml</pre></div>
468 <p class="para block">It will then continue with the following locations.</p>
469 <p class="para block">
470 Most of Geeqie's configuration files are contained in the folder, and sub-folders of:
471 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/geeqie/</pre></div>
472 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent"><pre class="programlisting">($~/.config/geeqie/)</pre></div>
474 <p class="para block">
475 Geeqie's standard configuration file is:
476 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">.../geeqierc.xml</pre></div>
478 <p class="para block">
479 An alternative configuration file may be used by executing:
480 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">geeqie -r --config-load:<filename></pre></div>
482 <p class="para block">
483 Geeqie-created desktop files used by
484 <a class="link" href="GuideImageManagementPlugins.html" title="Plugins">Plugins</a>
486 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent"><pre class="programlisting">.../applications</pre></div>
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490 <a class="link" href="GuideReferenceLua.html" title="Lua Extensions">Lua Extensions</a>
492 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent"><pre class="programlisting">.../lua</pre></div>
494 <p class="para block">
495 Historic data such as last several folders visited, bookmarks, and recently used collections, as well as default print settings are contained in this text file:
496 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">.../history</pre></div>
498 <p class="para block">
499 Keyboard shortcut maps are contained in this text file:
500 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">.../accels</pre></div>
502 <p class="para block">
503 The location for Collections is in the folder:
504 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent block-first"><pre class="programlisting">$XDG_DATA_HOME/geeqie/collections</pre></div>
505 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent"><pre class="programlisting">($~/.local/share/geeqie/collections)</pre></div>
507 <p class="para block">
509 <a class="link" href="GuideReferenceLIRC.html" title="Infra-red controller">Infra-red controller</a>
510 configuration file must be located at:
511 <div dir="ltr" class=" block programlisting block-indent"><pre class="programlisting">$HOME/.lircrc</pre></div>
513 <p class="para block">
514 Thumbnails are stored in a location specified in
515 <a class="link" href="GuideOptionsGeneral.html#PreferencesThumbnails" title="Thumbnails">Thumbnail Preferences</a>
517 <p class="para block">
518 Metadata is stored either in the image file or in the location specified in
519 <a class="link" href="GuideOptionsBehavior.html#Delete" title="Delete">Safe Delete</a>
521 <p class="para block">
522 The safe delete folder is specified in the
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