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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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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Now make all of default XDG directories lowercase. Nothing else is capitalized in the file system - why do these directories get an exception?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Edit the user-dirs.dirs file, done.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Yeah I know and KDE ans Gnome both have settings for this but as I used to setup a lot of machines it was always frustrating that the default is uppercase and some idiots don't actually read the XDG preferences and have default uppercase directories hard coded

[–] bipedalsheep@programming.dev 3 points 16 hours ago

Oh wow I wish I knew this was possible earlier. Thank yoooouuu

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 4 points 20 hours ago

Yessssss

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You are supposed to use these often

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 17 hours ago

Yes, that is the reason to make them lowercase, so I don't have to shift when using the terminal to access my most used directories.