September 2002
Beginner to intermediate
216 pages
7h 43m
English
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The /Library Directory
Table A-4 lists the contents of the
/Library
directory. This directory contains
counterparts to many directories found in
/System/Library. You can use the
/Library counterparts for system-wide
customization. If you find a directory of the same name in your home
Library directory
(~/Library), you can use that for user-level
customization. For example, you can install fonts for one particular
user by moving them into
~/
username
/Library/Fonts.
Table A-4. The /Library directory
|
File or directory |
Description |
|
Application Support/ |
Contains support files for locally installed applications. |
|
Audio/ |
Contains audio plug-ins and sounds. |
|
Authenticators/ |
Contains authentication code for locally installed applications. |
|
Caches/ |
Contains cached data used by various parts of the operating system. |
|
CFMSupport/ |
Holds shared libraries used by Carbon applications. |
|
ColorSync/ |
Contains user-installed ColorSync profiles and scripts. |
|
Desktop Pictures/ |
Contains desktop pictures used by System Preferences → Desktop. |
|
Documentation/ |
Provides documentation for locally installed applications. |
|
FTPServer/ |
Contains configuration files and the root folder of anonymous FTP server. Mac OS X Server only. |
|
Filesystems/ |
Contains authentication support for the Apple Share network client. |
|
Fonts/ |
Contains locally installed fonts. |
|
Image Capture/ |
Contains locally installed scripts and plug-ins for the Image Capture application. |
|
Internet Plug-Ins/ ... |
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