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=A reference to key <.dot> files= | =A reference to key <.dot> files= | ||
The following represent some of the most common types of <.dot> files that are found directly in your home folder. This is not an extensive list but represents some of the most common items. | The following represent some of the most common types of <.dot> files that are found directly in your home folder. This is not an extensive list but represents some of the most common items. | ||
Whether the files are important or not cannot be judged in this article - it depends on how much time you have spent on customizing your configuration files. Some window managers can only be configured using these files - in that case they become important. Or you have a collection of scripts in ~/.local/bin - they have become important as they - often - represent a great amount of work. | |||
==Directories== | ==Directories== | ||
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'''.steam''' - Data, config and game files for Valve's Steam platform | '''.steam''' - Data, config and game files for Valve's Steam platform | ||
'''.gnupg''' - database for encrypting and signing using GnuPG - your private keys are here as well | |||
==Files== | ==Files== | ||
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'''.zshrc''' - Per user configuration for '''zsh''' | '''.zshrc''' - Per user configuration for '''zsh''' | ||
'''.netrc''' - Configurations for accessing e.g. ftp servers | |||
=Re-using /home= | =Re-using /home= | ||
People often get into trouble due to their keeping their old /home partition for a couple of prime reasons: | People often get into trouble due to their keeping their old /home partition for a couple of prime reasons: | ||