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

submitted 2 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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[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I always change the defaults to another place and to have another naming. Just camel casing those folders is already stupidly annoying. I guess one more silly one into another folder out of view.

I already do the following:

media with images, music and videos inside
changes to small case for desktop and download
change documents to docs
create another folder called shares which I moved the public folder inside.
hide the templates folder that nobody knows what is it for, so it becomes .templates
no idea what the projects is supposed to be about, maybe I can map it to the already existing dev folder...

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 11 points 2 days ago

hide the templates folder that nobody knows what is it for, so it becomes .templates

I think the templates folder is for the "New File" items, I forget how it works but you can make custom new files similar to new Text File, Empty File, etc