Difference between revisions of "Important hidden .dot files in your home partition"

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=What's a hidden <.dot> file?=

=What's a hidden <.dot> file?=

When coping <.dot> files from one '''/home''' to another, it is important to be selective, especially when doing so between different distros or different versions of the same distro.  For example, it is unwise to copy an entire '''~/.config''' over but perfectly safe to bring over many of the files within it on an application by application basis.

When coping <.dot> files from one '''/home''' to another, it is important to be selective, especially when doing so between different distros or different versions of the same distro.  For example, it is unwise to copy an entire '''~/.config''' over but perfectly safe to bring over many of the files within it on an application by application basis.