September 2004
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 26m
English
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Libraries and the Applications That Use Them
As you have discovered, Mac OS X uses Library folders to store and recover data. The user domain’s Library folder (~/Library) collects personalized support files, while the local domain Library folder (/Library) contains items used in a more global way. Within each library are folders that contain many types of materials, including preferences, licenses, plug-ins, and so forth. Many of the folder names overlap and can be found in both the user domain and the local domain.
$cd /Library$lsAddress Book Plug-Ins Image Capture Printers Application Enhancers InputManagers Python Application Support Internet Plug-Ins QuickTime Audio Internet Search Sites QuickTime.sit CFMSupport Java QuickTimeStreaming Caches Keyboard Layouts Receipts ColorSync Keychains Recent Applications Components Logs Screen Savers Contextual Menu Items Modem Scripts Scripts Desktop Pictures NonStartupItems StartupItems Documentation Packages User Pictures Filesystems Perl WebServer Fonts PreferencePanes Frameworks Preferences $cd ~/Library$lsAddress Book Plug-Ins FontCollections Printers Application Enhancers FontFavorites.plist QuicKeys Application Support Fonts Recent Servers Assistants Icons Safari Audio Images Screen Savers Bundles Indexes Scripts Caches InputManagers Services Calendars Internet Plug-Ins Snapz Pro X ColorPickers Keyboard Layouts Sounds ColorSync Keychains WordService.service Colors Logs iApps Contextual Menu Items Mail iDVD Cookies Page Sender ...
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