one way to see the dot files (the ones with "." (dot) character preceding their name, like .pdrc) is to use ls -a which lists all files in a current directory, inluding the hidden files. Also, if you cannot find your .pdrc (which you should have put in your home directory) you can try the find commands:
cd to your home directory: cd (you can optionally do: pwd which will tell you where you are, actually. If your system is screwed up you will not be in the directory you think you are)
then do: find . -name ".pdrc"
it will scan recursively all directories under and incuding your current directory. If you cannnot find it then just create a new .pdrc because you probably don't have it.
Also, it might be stupid, but if you're the only user of your system you probably switch between users (like, you're root from time to time) and perhaps you did make the .pdrc file as a different user and stuck it somewhere else...
also, make sure that you don't have a pdrc file instead of .pdrc
hope this helps.
./MiS
Timothy Rolls wrote:
I thought I had this fixed last night, but now I can't find .pdrc again. I tried mik's suggestions the same way as last night, and it finds nothing. Where is it supposed to be? When I start PD, it says it's in what ever directory I happen to be in (usually /home/trolls/pdfiles), but when I do locate or less, it does nothing. It doesn't say it doesn't exist, but it doesn't give a location either. I'm stumped, and don't yet know enough about linux or PD to understand this fully. Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards, Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "mik" mik@antwerpen.be To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
.pdrc is a hidden file. you're probably looking for it with a filemanager. look in the preferences of the filemanager and mark the option "show
hidden
files". or open a terminal and do "less .pdrc". to edit it do "gedit
.pdrc"
(replace "gedit" by your favourite text editor).
mik
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Rolls" trolls@binghamton.edu To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: [PD] Can't get zexy to load
Greetings, I have been trying to get zexy to load, but everytime I try I get
the
message "Can't load library". I followed the instructions and compiled
it
and got no errors, but it doesn't seem to work. I also can't find the
.pdrc
file, but when I start PD, I get the line home/trolls/.pdrc, so I
assume
it's there. Is there something I am missing? Feel free to ask for more
info.
I think I've told everything that has happened. I am using Red-Hat
Linux
7.1
and PD 0.34-1.
Regards, Timothy Rolls