Guide to linux configuration files/Applications
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Text Editors
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nano
Edit
- ~/.nanorc
Emacs
Edit
- ~/.emacs - configuration file for emacs editor, local
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.emacs
Jed
Edit
- ~/.jedrc - configuration file for the jed text editor, local
Vi / Vim / GVim
Edit
- /etc/vim/vimrc - global config
- /etc/vim/gvimrc - global GUI Vim config
- ~/.vimrc - local config
- ~/.gvimrc - local GUI Vim config
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.vimrc
Leafpad
Edit
- ~/.config/leafpad/leafpadrc
Internet
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IRC
Edit
Irssi
Edit
- ~/.irssi/config The main config-file for irssi
- Reference: [4]
FTP
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lftp (FTP)
Edit
- /etc/lftp.conf - global config
- ~/.lftp/rc, ~/.lftprc - local config
- ~/.lftp/bookmarks - used to store lftp's bookmarks
- ~/.netrc - The file is consulted to get default login and password to ftp server.
- Reference: [5]
SSH
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OpenSSH (SSH)
Edit
- /etc/ssh/ssh_config
- ~/.ssh/config
- Reference: [6]
Mail
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Mutt
Edit
- ~/.muttrc - The main muttrc that sources the rest.
procmail
Edit
- ~/.procmailrc
- References: [7]
fetchmail
Edit
- ~/.fetchmailrc
- References: [8]
mailfilter
Edit
- ~/.mailfilterrc
- References: [9]
Downloader
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wget
Edit
- /usr/local/etc/wgetrc
- ~/.wgetrc
Web Browser
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ELinks
Edit
- ~/.elinks.conf
- References: [12]
Lynx
Edit
- ~/.lynxrc
Links
Edit
- ~/.links/links.cfg
- References: [13]
Links2
Edit
- ~/.links2/links.cfg
- References: [14]
Dillo
Edit
- ~/.dillo/dillorc - Configuration file.
- ~/.dillo/bm.txt - User bookmarks
- ~/.dillo/cookies.txt - Stored cookies
- ~/.dillo/cookiesrc - Cookie settings
- ~/.dillo/dpid_comm_keys - Keys used in dpi daemon communication.
- ~/.dillo/dpidrc - Contains name of directory containing dpis, and associates dpi files with protocols.
- ~/.dillo/keysrc - Keybindings.
- ~/.dillo/style.css - User style sheet
- References: [15]
Midori
Edit
- ~/.config/midori/config
- ~/.config/midori/extensions/libmouse-gestures.so/config - mouse gestures
- ~/.local/share/midori/scripts/ - user scripts
- ~/.local/share/midori/styles/ - user styles
- References: [16]
Mozilla / Firefox / SeaMonkey
Edit
- ~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini - Profile Config
- ~/.mozilla/firefox/[PROFILE PATH]/prefs.js - Main Config, To make a manual change to preferences, you can visit the URL about:config in your browser
- References: [17]
htmlview
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Sets default browser
- /etc/htmlview.conf
- ~/.htmlviewrc
Arora
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- ~/.config/arora-browser.org/Arora.conf
File sharing
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qBittorent
Edit
- ~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
News
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slrn
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- ~/.slrnrc Main setup file for Slrn
- References: [18]
Audio/Video
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MPlayer
Edit
- /etc/mplayer.conf - global config
- ~/.mplayer/config - local config
- ~/.mplayer/input.conf - keyboard and mouse bindings
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.mplayer/config
ffmpeg
Edit
- ~/.ffmpeg/
- libx264 preset config files
- libx264-baseline.ffpreset - baseline preset
- libx264-default.ffpreset - default preset
- libx264-fastfirstpass.ffpreset - fastfirstpass preset
- libx264-hq.ffpreset - hq preset
- libx264-ipod320.ffpreset - pod320 preset
- libx264-ipod640.ffpreset - ipod640 preset
- libx264-lossless_fast.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-lossless_max.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-lossless_medium.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-lossless_slower.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-lossless_slow.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-lossless_ultrafast.ffpreset - preset
- libx264-main.ffpreset - main preset
- libx264-max.ffpreset - max preset
- libx264-normal.ffpreset - normal preset
- libx264-slowfirstpass.ffpreset - slowfirstpass preset
- References: [19]
- libx264 preset config files
VLC
Edit
- ~/.config/vlc/vlcrc
- ~/.config/vlc/vlc-qt-interface.conf
EasyTag
Edit
- ~/.easytag/easytagrc
Avidmux
Edit
- ~/.avidemux/config
Graphics
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Gimp
Edit
- Gimp 2.6
- ~/.gimp-2.6/gimprc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/colorrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/menurc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/templaterc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/controllerrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/parasiterc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/themerc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/dockrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/pluginrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/toolrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/profilerc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/unitrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/gtkrc
- ~/.gimp-2.6/sessionrc
Geeqie
Edit
- ~/.config/geeqie/geeqierc.xml
Gqview
Edit
- ~/.gqview/gqviewrc
gphoto
Edit
- ~/.gphoto/settings
Inkscape
Edit
- ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml
Programing
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ruby-debug
Edit
- ~/.rdebugrc
- References: []
subversion SVN
Edit
- /etc/subversion/servers
- /etc/subversion/config
- /etc/subversion/hairstyles
- ~/.subversion/servers
- ~/.subversion/config
- ~/.subversion/hairstyles
RubyGems
Edit
- ~/.gemrc
- References: [20]
Rails
Edit
- ~/.railsrc
ruby
Edit
- ~/.irbrc
- References: []
Ruby Version Manager
Edit
- /etc/rvmrc
- ~/.rvmrc
- References: [21]
Git
Edit
- ~/.gitconfig
- ~/.gitshrc
- ~/.gitignore
- References: []
Console
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Pagers
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less
Edit
- ~/.lessrc - typically contains key bindings for cursor movement with the less command, local
most
Edit
- ~/.mostrc
- References: []
ack
Edit
- ~/.ackrc
- References: []
System
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Monitoring
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htop
Edit
- ~/.htoprc
- References: []
Conky
Edit
- /etc/conky/conky.conf - global config
- /etc/conky/conky_no_x11.conf
- ~/.conkrc - local config
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.conkrc
Office
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Calculator
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SpeedCrunch
Edit
- ~/.config/SpeedCrunch/SpeedCrunch.conf
TIemu
Edit
- ~/.tiemu/tiemu.ini
Document Viewer
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epdfview
Edit
- ~/.config/epdfview/main.conf
Utilities
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File Managers
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Thunar
Edit
- ~/.config/Thunar/thunarrc
pcmanfm
Edit
- ~/.config/pcmanfm/default/pcmanfm.conf
XFE
Edit
- ~/.config/xfe/xferc
- ~/.config/xfe/xfirc
Terminal Emulators
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Terminal
Edit
- ~/.config/Terminal/terminalrc
xterm
Edit
- ~/.Xdefaults
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.Xdefaults
Eterm
Edit
- ~/.Eterm/themes/Eterm/user.cfg
- ~/.Eterm/themes/Eterm/theme.cfg
CD/DVD burner
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xfburn
Edit
- ~/.config/xfburn/settings.xml
Games
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cgoban
Edit
- ~/.cgobanrc
Other
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Gnomad2
Edit
- ~/.gnomad2rc
bashrun2
Edit
- ~/.config/bashrun2/bashrun2.rc
Wine
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- User wine configuration file
- ~/.wine/config
Samba
Edit
- Samba server config file
- /etc/samba/smb.conf
tig
Edit
- ~/.tigrc
- References: [22]
LIRC
Edit
- ~/.lircrc
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.lircrc
GNU Screen
Edit
- /etc/screenrc - global config
- ~/.screenrc - local config
- Examples: http://dotfiles.org/.screenrc
fbpanel
Edit
- ~/.config/fbpanel/default
ClamAV
Edit
- /etc/clamd.conf
- /etc/freshclam.conf
Mercurial
Edit
- ~/.hg/hgrc or ~/.hgrc
- /etc/mercurial/hgrc
- /etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc
- References: [23]
nvi
Edit
- ~/.nexrc
- References: []
xbindkeys
Edit
- ~/.xbindkeysrc
Tmux
Edit
- /etc/tmux.conf
- ~/.tmux.conf
- References: [24]
taskwarrior
Edit
- ~/.taskrc
- References: [25]
wyrd
Edit
- ~/.wyrdrc
- References: [26]
tidy
Edit
- ~/.tidyrc
afick
Edit
- /etc/afick.conf
- References: [27]
abrt
Edit
- abrt.conf
- References: [28]
pva-addvo
Edit
- /etc/pva/addvo.conf
- References: [29]
afpd
Edit
- /etc/netatalk//afpd.conf
- /etc/netatalk/afp_ldap.conf
- /etc/netatalk//afp_signature.conf
- /etc/netatalk//afp_voluuid.conf
Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment AIDE
Edit
- aide.conf
- References: [34]
amanda - Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
Edit
- amanda.conf
- amanda-client.conf
am-utils - Amd
Edit
- amd.conf
- References: [37]
AIS Availability Management Framework service, AMF in the corosync implementation
Edit
- /etc/ais/amf.conf
- References: [38]
anacron
Edit
- /etc/anacrontab
- References: [39]
apcupsd
Edit
- /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf
- References: [40]
APT
Edit
- /etc/apt/apt.conf - config file for APT
- /etc/apt/preferences - Preference control file
/etc/apt/sources.list - package resource lis
- References: [41]
ARC
Edit
- /etc/arc.conf
- ~/.arc/client.conf
- References: [42]
abook
Edit
- .abook/abookrc
- References: [43]
FreeRADIUS server
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arphound
Edit
- /etc/arphound.conf
- References: [46]
at
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- /etc/at.allow
- /etc/at.deny
- References: [47]
audit
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- /etc/audit/auditd.conf - audit daemon config file [48]
- /etc/audisp/audispd.conf - event dispatcher config [49]
- /etc/audisp/plugins.d [50]
- /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf [51]
- /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.key - key for this client's principal [52]
autofs
Edit
- /etc/sysconfig/autofs
/etc/autofs_ldap_auth.conf - LDAP authentication config [53]
- /etc/auto.master - Master Map [54]
- References: []
avahi
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- /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf - avahi-daemon configuration [55]
- /etc/avahi/hosts - avahi-daemon static host name file [56]
- /etc/avahi/services/*.service - static service file [57]
AWFFull
Edit
- awffull.conf
- References: [58]
Bcfg2 Server and Client
Edit
- bcfg2.conf
- References: [59]
BIP IRC Proxy
Edit
- bip.conf
- ~/.bip/
- References: [60]
BitlBee
Edit
- bitlbee.conf
- References: [61]
bltk
Edit
- /etc/bltk.conf
- References: [62]
BMC
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- bmc-config.conf
- References: [63]
bpython
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- ~/.bpython/config
- References: [64]
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Unsorted
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.brew
.exports
.colfmrc
xawtv
ZSH (4.3.10)
↑ TOP ~/.zshrc The main setup file for Zsh ~/.zlogin Run for login shells. ~/.zlogout Run at the end (i. e. logout, exit, ..) zshexports Set the values for some environment variables. zshoptions Setting some options zshaliases *Very* often used aliases zshfunctions Some functions zshzle Settings for the command line editor called "zle" zshstatusbar A statusbar like Vim (obsolete) zshbindings Some (useful?) keybindings zshcomctl Settings for the programmable completion zshstyle Defines the given style for the pattern zshmisc Various Settings zshdevel Needed for my "what-happend-when" - Host :>
boxes Setup file for Boxes
lynxrc Setup file for Lynx (2.8.8dev.5)
References
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- Linux Man Pages - File Formats - List of config files