On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 09:22:30PM -0700, Dale Morris (dlm@well.com) wrote: > Hi, > What's the best location for downloaded files? I've been putting them in > my home directory but I just read the 'best' place is > /usr/local/downloads > whatd'ya'll think? > thanks $HOME, a subdirectory thereof, or /tmp, where they're automatically wiped out for me after a few days. Possibly /usr/local/src for system utilities, programs, or install files. I usually create a ~/Download directory and run through and clean it when space gets tight. Your personal download files are (typically) not system files. They should be associated with your user account and space. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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