Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-19 Thread Stephen C. Camidge
Thank you. Steve On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote: > > > Am 13.03.21 um 20:42 schrieb Stephen C. Camidge: > > Gnucash 3.0 and newer: The contents of GNC_DATA_HOME and GNC_CONFIG_HOME. > > > > Linux: HOME/.gnucash - most of your preferences, adjusted report settings,

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-19 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Am 13.03.21 um 20:42 schrieb Stephen C. Camidge: > Gnucash 3.0 and newer: The contents of GNC_DATA_HOME and GNC_CONFIG_HOME. > > Linux: HOME/.gnucash - most of your preferences, adjusted report settings, > column withs, window positions, etc. Youu skipped the line * Gnucash 2.x and older: Th

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Peter West
You can (and should) always check which files will be affected by using ‘ls’ as in my example, before using rm on the same pattern. rm * will remove files NOT starting with ‘.’ — p...@ehealth.id.au “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.” > On 1

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
Be careful with 'rm' and the asterisk. rm ._* will remove files with names that start with anything followed by '_' rm ._ * will remove everything in the directory. Will On 2021 Mar 13, at 03-13 19:04:16, Peter West wrote: If these files are on linux try $ ls ._* That should show you those fi

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Peter West
If these files are on linux try $ ls ._* That should show you those files. If there are none you want to keep then $ rm ._* will remove them. — p...@ehealth.id.au “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.” > On 14 Mar 2021, at 8:38 am, Jim DeLaH

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2021-03-13 13:52, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: …It's probably more correct to think of your non-Mac system as creating these files. Did you publish your Linux file system to the Mac using NetATalk or Samba, and then use the Mac Finder to copy the files from the Mac file system to that published file

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2021-03-13 02:14, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: I am moving my data from Mac OS to Linux Manjaro.… …the Mac creates invisible '._*' files for each datafile… FYI, these "._*" files are metadata companions to other files in the same directory. If you have a file "._mybook.gnucash" (to invent an

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread David H
Using Flatpak version ? If so try /home//.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash. Cheers David H. On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 07:10, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: > yes > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, at 4:05 PM, David H wrote: > > Have you turned "Show Hidden files" on ??? > > Cheers David H. > > > On Sun

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Alan Hopkins
This link identifies file locations https://lists.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-guide/basics-migrate-settings.html Hope that helps. Alan On Sat, 13 Mar. 2021, 9:16 pm Stephen C. Camidge, wrote: > I am moving my data from Mac OS to Linux Manjaro. > > I copied over the datafile, no problem. > > How

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread D. via gnucash-user
/.config/gnucash At least, that's how I interpret that page. I've been spectacularly wrong before, though. David Original Message From: "Stephen C. Camidge" Sent: Sat Mar 13 16:10:12 EST 2021 To: David H Cc: GNUCASH devel Subject: Re: [GNC] Moving to Lin

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Stephen C. Camidge
yes On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, at 4:05 PM, David H wrote: > Have you turned "Show Hidden files" on ??? > > Cheers David H. > > > On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 05:43, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: >> I assumed that >> >> General Configuration data >> Gnucash 3.0 and newer: The contents of GNC_DATA_HOME and GN

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread David H
Have you turned "Show Hidden files" on ??? Cheers David H. On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 05:43, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: > I assumed that > > General Configuration data > Gnucash 3.0 and newer: The contents of GNC_DATA_HOME and GNC_CONFIG_HOME. > > Linux: HOME/.gnucash - most of your preferences, ad

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Stephen C. Camidge
I assumed that General Configuration data Gnucash 3.0 and newer: The contents of GNC_DATA_HOME and GNC_CONFIG_HOME. Linux: HOME/.gnucash - most of your preferences, adjusted report settings, column withs, window positions, etc. means that in HOME, I should find a directory called .gnucash but I

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread Stephen C. Camidge
Thank you very much. I will give the prefs a try! Rather than actual path I would like to do the whole drive (remove all files that begin with '._*') Steve On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, at 1:29 PM, John Ralls wrote: > > > > On Mar 13, 2021, at 2:14 AM, Stephen C. Camidge > > wrote: > > > > I am m

Re: [GNC] Moving to Linux

2021-03-13 Thread John Ralls
> On Mar 13, 2021, at 2:14 AM, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: > > I am moving my data from Mac OS to Linux Manjaro. > > I copied over the datafile, no problem. > > How do I copy over my Saved Reports? > > Also, since the Mac creates invisible '._*' files for each datafile, is there > a Linux te