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apps:terminal:advanced [2012/12/28 13:10] – [Files and Environment Variables] nickapps:terminal:advanced [2020/01/10 21:14] – corrected terminalrc and accels.scm paths. corrected typo kevinbowen
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 ====== Advanced Topics ====== ====== Advanced Topics ======
  
-===== Files and Environment Variables =====+====== Files and Environment Variables ======
  
 Terminal uses the Basedir Specification as defined on [[http://freedesktop.org/|Freedesktop.org]] to locate its data and configuration files. This means that file locations will be specified as a path relative to the directories described in the specification. Terminal uses the Basedir Specification as defined on [[http://freedesktop.org/|Freedesktop.org]] to locate its data and configuration files. This means that file locations will be specified as a path relative to the directories described in the specification.
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 ! The first base directory to look for configuration files. By default this is set to ''~/.config/''.  ! The first base directory to look for configuration files. By default this is set to ''~/.config/''. 
 ? ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS} ? ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}
-! A colon separated list of base directories that contain configuration data. By default the application will look in ''${sysconfdir}/xdg/''. The value of ''${sysconfdir}'' depends on how the program was build and will often be ''/etc/'' for binary packages. +! A colon separated list of base directories that contain configuration data. By default the application will look in ''${sysconfdir}/xdg/''. The value of ''${sysconfdir}'' depends on how the program was built and will often be ''/etc/'' for binary packages. 
 ? ${XDG_DATA_HOME} ? ${XDG_DATA_HOME}
 ! The root for all user-specific data files. By default this is set to ''~/.local/share/''.  ! The root for all user-specific data files. By default this is set to ''~/.local/share/''. 
 ? ${XDG_DATA_DIRS} ? ${XDG_DATA_DIRS}
 ! A set of preference ordered base directories relative to which data files should be searched in addition to the ''${XDG_DATA_HOME}'' base directory. The directories should be separated with a colon.  ! A set of preference ordered base directories relative to which data files should be searched in addition to the ''${XDG_DATA_HOME}'' base directory. The directories should be separated with a colon. 
-? ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc+? ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
 ! This is the location of the configuration file that includes the preferences which control the look and feel of Terminal.  ! This is the location of the configuration file that includes the preferences which control the look and feel of Terminal. 
-? ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm+? ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm
 ! Menu accelerator map. ! Menu accelerator map.
-===== Hidden options ===== 
  
-Terminal offers a few hidden options to allow power users to control various advanced settings and to reduce the number of options in the user interface. To set any of these options, you will have to open the file ''${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/Terminal/terminalrc'' in your favorite text editor and edit the section ''[Configuration]''; simply create the file if it does not already exist. For example, your terminalrc could look like +---- 
 +====== Hidden options ====== 
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 +Terminal offers a few hidden options to allow power users to control various advanced settings and to reduce the number of options in the user interface. To set any of these options, you will have to open the file ''${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc'' in your favorite text editor and edit the section ''[Configuration]''; simply create the file if it does not already exist. For example, your terminalrc could look like 
  
   [Configuration]   [Configuration]
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 ? MiscHighlightUrls ? MiscHighlightUrls
 ! This setting controls whether URLs -- both hyperlinks and email addresses -- will be highlighted in the text displayed in a terminal window. If you change this option to ''FALSE'', URLs won't be highlighted anymore and you will no longer be able to middle-click the URL to open it in the preferred application.  ! This setting controls whether URLs -- both hyperlinks and email addresses -- will be highlighted in the text displayed in a terminal window. If you change this option to ''FALSE'', URLs won't be highlighted anymore and you will no longer be able to middle-click the URL to open it in the preferred application. 
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