02-05-2007
creating a file with a list
I would like to create a text file that contains the list (names of files and dirs) of a particular directory...
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xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1) User Commands xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1)
NAME
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update - Graphical User Interface for xdg-user-dirs-update.
SYNOPSIS
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update
DESCRIPTION
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update is automatically run on login to the GNOME desktop environment to aid in the management of the locale specific XDG
User Directories.
Should the user be starting a session that is using a different locale to that which was used to create the original XDG User Directories,
then the user will be prompted to make a decision on whether to update the XDG User Directories to the new locale or leave them unchanged.
The original locale that was used to create the initial set of XDG User Directories on first login is stored in the file ${XDG_CON-
FIG_HOME}/user-dirs.locale.
Should the user decide to update to the current locale, then xdg-user-dirs-update will be used to perform the desired action.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables:
HOME.
Other environment variable that are used are:
XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Base directory for storge of XDG configuration files. Defaults to ${HOME}/.config
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update
Application to manage updates to user's XDG User Directories
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/user-dirs.locale
Locale used in the initial creation of the current XDG User Directories and what they map to.
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/user-dirs.dirs
Location of the user-specific configuration including the current list of directories and what they map to.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWxdg-user-dirs-gtk |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Uncommitted |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
More information can be found at:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs
xdg-user-dirs-update(1), xdg-user-dir(1), attributes(5)
NOTES
Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc, 2008
SunOS 5.11 03 Apr 2008 xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1)