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Script to locate Thunderbird message filter

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#!/bin/sh

#Finds the directory where usually the message folder information is for Thunderbird.

clear
cd ~/
cd .thunderbird
dir=$(dir)
echo $dir
echo "What is the name of your .default directory?"
read userinput
echo "Your Thunderbird Message Filter msgFilterRules.dat files are in the ~/.thunderbird/$userinput/ImapMail Directory. Please Go To a File manager and enable view of hidden Files and Directories to get to this directory."

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Code:

dir=$(dir)

dir is not a unix command, ls is. The $( ) construct is supposed to have a valid unix command in it.

Code:

dir=$(ls)

is that what you mean?

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