On 08/14/2010 08:55 PM, JD wrote: > On 08/14/2010 06:42 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: >> I have a shell script I use to "reset" my default desktop environment. >> It keeps my important stuff like my ~/.ssh directory, mail directories >> and so on. To use it, I log out of GNOME, run it, and log back in. >> >> [tcameron@case ~]$ cat ~/bin/cleardots >> #!/bin/bash >> ls -ad .* | egrep -v >> "bash|elluminate|evolution|gnupg|mozilla|pan2|procmail|purple|rpmmacros|sig|ssh|skype|thunderbird|vpngui"|xargs >> rm -rf >> >> Hope this makes sense to you. It resets my desktop back to defaults >> while keeping my important dot files. >> >> On 08/14/2010 12:56 PM, Marvin Kosmal wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> Using default install.. >>> >>> Gnome desktop >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> On 8/14/10, binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx<binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On 08/14/2010 11:22 AM, Marvin Kosmal wrote: >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> I am using Fedora 12 and something happen to the desk top >>>>> >>>>> I no longer have the icons in the upper left corner of my desk top. >>>>> >>>>> I had a firefox crash a couple days ago. I wonder if the two are >>>>> connected.. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, is there an easy way to get the menu back? >>>>> >>>>> Firefox had its own icon so I can still do email. >>>>> >>>>> I guess I could revert back to an earlier kernel and see if everything >>>>> is OK there? >>>>> >>>>> TIA >>>>> >>>>> Marvin >>>> It sounds like your using KDE-4. >>>> >>>> Start over with your desktop by deleting .kde and logout than log back >>>> in and reform your desktop. >>>> >>>> When reforming your KDE Panel put the Task manager on first, System >>>> Tray, Digital Clock, Notifier and so on, >>>> and in that sequence. >>>> -- >>>> users mailing list >>>> users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >>>> > > You must know that > .* matches > the directory . > and the directory .. > > To wit: > > $ echo .* > . .. .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl > > Notice . and .. ??? > > If you want to pick up onlythe dot files, then use > .[a-zA-Z]* > > $ echo .[a-zA-Z]* > .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl > I have a bazillion dot files in my home dir. I only copied and pasted a few. To be clear: [tcameron@wintermute ~]$ cleardots rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
