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Locked Raspberry Pi script file location

 

I'm new to both Raspberry Pi and Linux, but looking to setup a Pi with JMRI. I have successfully done so with one exception.? By default. the JMRI install creates a hidden directory? called .JMRI as the location for user files like scripts. I tried to create a new directory .DIckens to store my files. When I tried to change the preferences to point to this location, JMRI wont show any hidden directories that start with a dot for me select or navigate to. Is their a setting I need to change to get JMRI to see hidden (.) directories?
 

The ".jmri" directory is a fixed location for Linux systems. ?It contains the information that JMRI needs to get started. ?It also the default location for profiles and their user data content.

For user content, don't use a hidden folder.

On Linux, I put the user content in ~/Documents/JMRI/<profilename>. ?Use "Preferences >> File Locations" to set the "User Files Location".

Dave Sand


----- Original message -----
From: "schertn via Groups.Io" <schertn@...>
Subject: [jmriusers] Raspberry Pi script file location
Date: Monday, October 21, 2019 11:26 AM

I'm new to both Raspberry Pi and Linux, but looking to setup a Pi with JMRI. I have successfully done so with one exception.? By default. the JMRI install creates a hidden directory? called .JMRI as the location for user files like scripts. I tried to create a new directory .DIckens to store my files. When I tried to change the preferences to point to this location, JMRI wont show any hidden directories that start with a dot for me select or navigate to. Is their a setting I need to change to get JMRI to see hidden (.) directories?

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To view hidden files and directories, type in the following from a terminal window
" sudo ls -a "

On Monday, October 21, 2019, 12:57:12 PM GMT-4, Dave Sand <ds@...> wrote:


The ".jmri" directory is a fixed location for Linux systems. ?It contains the information that JMRI needs to get started. ?It also the default location for profiles and their user data content.

For user content, don't use a hidden folder.

On Linux, I put the user content in ~/Documents/JMRI/<profilename>. ?Use "Preferences >> File Locations" to set the "User Files Location".

Dave Sand


----- Original message -----
From: "schertn via Groups.Io" <schertn@...>
Subject: [jmriusers] Raspberry Pi script file location
Date: Monday, October 21, 2019 11:26 AM

I'm new to both Raspberry Pi and Linux, but looking to setup a Pi with JMRI. I have successfully done so with one exception.? By default. the JMRI install creates a hidden directory? called .JMRI as the location for user files like scripts. I tried to create a new directory .DIckens to store my files. When I tried to change the preferences to point to this location, JMRI wont show any hidden directories that start with a dot for me select or navigate to. Is their a setting I need to change to get JMRI to see hidden (.) directories?

 

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 01:17 PM, <davethomas1359@...> wrote:


To view hidden files and directories, type in the following from a terminal
window" sudo ls -a "
Ctrl H in the file manager normally works too.

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Randall Wood
 

Only use "sudo" if the command following sudo does not work (and especially do not use "sudo" to manipulate items in the home directory of the user currently logged in, since any changed file or directory may no longer be accessible by that user).

.i.e, just us "ls -a" in a terminal to see hidden files, or use Ctrl-H in the graphical file manager as Peter Ulvestad noted.
 

First step:
In Preferences - File Locations - Jython Script Location
set path /home/[user_login]/.jmri/

Restart JMRI

Second step:
Open Preferences - File Locations - Jython Script Location

Into fill in Jython Script Location press buton Set... and set up your directory.

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Thanks all for the quick reply. Dave, appreciate the explanation of the .JMRI approach. That really helped. Totally amazed by the Pi 4. Dual monitor support has tipped the scales to potentially move off PC and windows for railroad control.?


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