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Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory (itsfoss.com)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev

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If you are using a rolling release distro like Arch, you might have noticed that your home directory now has a new member, a new folder called "Projects".

For as long as I remember, Linux has always had a set of default folders under the home directory. Usually they are Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Downloads. Templates, Desktop and Public folders are also there.

Now we have a new addition in the form of "Projects".

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[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Templates is super useful! You can make a copy of any file you put there in any other directory with right click > new. Some examples I usually have in my computers are 'newFile', 'newTextFile.txt' (just blank text files), 'newTextDocument.odt', 'newSpreadsheet.ods'... but once you start you'll find many more things to add like, if you're a programmer or web dev you'll put files with all the boilerplate already in them, if you design fashion you'll put an image of a figure template to draw over (in your format of choice), you have to make monthly schedules? Throw a table/spreadsheet with the days, format, colours... already in it. Anything you find yourself repeating is a good candidate to go into your templates folder.

[–] insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago

Interesting. I guess I'm not that far along (sort of stalled now), and quite possibly may never really need that.

Though for this one:

Some examples I usually have in my computers are ‘newFile’, ‘newTextFile.txt’ (just blank text files)

creating a blank file and renaming to .txt before editing seems good enough for me.