* Andre Berger <uzscd5@uni-bonn.de>, 2002-10-18 10:26 -0400: > * Darryl Ross <djr@dazco.com.au>, 2002-10-17 23:45 -0400: > > I have modified the /etc/X11/icewm/menu and preferences file to suit the > > needs of my family on my home network. In the /etc/X11/icewm/menu it > > says the following: > > > > # Place your variants in @cfgdatadir@ or in $HOME/.icewm > > # since modifications to this file will be discarded when you > > # (re)install icewm. > > > > Does anyone know what/where is the @cfgdatadir@? As I would prefer to > > place my files there, so that they won't get over-written when I upgrade > > icewm. > > /etc/icewm in Debian. /etc/X11/icewm > > > I want the configuration files to be global (for all users), and it > > appears that @cfgdatadir@ might be a good place to put them. > > You can create your own directory, say /etc/icewm.local, and you > should be able to make $HOME/.icewm a symlink to it. > > # ln -s /etc/icewm.local $HOME/.icewm /etc/X11/icewm.local ... > In case this doesn't work, symlink not to the dir but to the files, > > # ln -s /etc/icewm.local/preferences $HOME/.icewm/preferences /etc/X11/icewm.local ... sorry -Andre
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