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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).  

Revision as of 11:27, 23 March 2013

$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).

Common paths

  • Linux: ~/.fgfs/
  • Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/FlightGear (to learn more about viewing hidden folders, see [1])
As all future FlightGear versions will take their preferences from here, it is a good idea to have their access available easily.
Desktop/Finder/Go/Go to Folder is where you need to start.
When given the option, input: ~/Library/Application Support/FlightGear
It is probably a good idea to have '~/Library/Application Support/FlightGear' saved on a Stickies note just in case you forget it.
If you want/need to refer to any of these files frequently, you could make an alias of a file, or the whole folder, and place it somewhere easier to access.
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\flightgear.org\
%APPDATA% is another environment variable that depends on your Windows version. On XP and older, it can be found under C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data. On Vista and later it can be found under C:\Users\{username}\AppData. The folder is hidden by default; see these instructions to unhide the folder.