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'''$FG_HOME''' is an | '''$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. | ||
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=== | ===Common paths=== |