Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: labeas on February 16, 2020, 08:23:02 AM

Title: Saving personal settings ?
Post by: labeas on February 16, 2020, 08:23:02 AM

The documentation writes:--
> Tiny Core includes the filetool utility for saving personal settings
> and data. The text file /opt/.filetool.lst lists files and directories
> to be backed up at power down and restored at reboot. The list may
> be changed manually (using vi, nano, etc) or via the scripts in the
> Tools menu; note that the entry for /opt/.filetool.lst should never
> be removed from the list itself. Filetool also supports exclusion of
> particular files via /opt/.xfiletool.lst.
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Instead of tryintg to instruct how to edit a file, it should state the
*SYNTAX* of files: .filetool.lst .xfiletool.lst;
which are seen to be:
# ls -l /opt/.xfiletool.lst =145 =
.cache
XUL.mfasl
XPC.mfasl
mnt
.adobe/Flash_Player/AssetCache
.macromedia/Flash_Player
.opera/opcache
.opera/cache4
.Xauthority
.wmx
---
> ls -l /opt/.filetool.lst =9 =
opt
home
---
This does not help me to save my *ESSENTIAL* settings for mc:
 for root & non-root users.
Please advise.

Title: Re: Saving personal settings ?
Post by: Juanito on February 16, 2020, 08:26:38 AM

You could read the mc man pages to find out where it stores its settings.

Title: Re: Saving personal settings ?
Post by: Rich on February 16, 2020, 08:39:37 AM

Hi labeas
The settings for  mc  are saved in the  /home  directory for regular users. For the  root  user they are saved in  /root.