[PD] .pdrc (was:Can't get zexy to load)

[Michal Seta]

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 at antwerpen.be>
>To: <pd-list at 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 at binghamton.edu>
>>>To: <pd-list at 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>