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Revision as of 11:26, 23 March 2013 (view source) Hooray (talk \| contribs) (not an environment variable ...really) ← Older edit		Revision as of 11:27, 23 March 2013 (view source) Hooray (talk \| contribs) No edit summary Newer edit →
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	'''$FG_HOME''' is an placeholder variable representing the path to where user-specific data is stored (not application data). $FG_HOME is NOT an environment variable that needs to be specifically configured for FlightGear to work, unlike [[$FG_ROOT]]. $FG_HOME is only used to refer to the OS-specific location for some settings/folders.		'''$FG_HOME''' is a placeholder variable representing the path to where user-specific data is stored (not application data). $FG_HOME is NOT an environment variable that needs to be specifically configured for FlightGear to work, unlike [[$FG_ROOT]]. $FG_HOME is only used to refer to the OS-specific location for some settings/folders.

	Basically, it is a name for a directory that varies with the operating system and stores information between sessions: configuration/preferences, properties marked with the "user-archive" attribute and aircraft-specific settings (using the data helper class in aircraft.nas).		Basically, it is a name for a directory that varies with the operating system and stores information between sessions: configuration/preferences, properties marked with the "user-archive" attribute and aircraft-specific settings (using the data helper class in aircraft.nas).