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<!-- Broken image [[File:Fghome.png|400px|right|Screen shot showing structure of [[$FG_HOME]] ]] -->
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[[File:Fghome-3.7.png|400px|right|Screen shot showing typical structure [[$FG_HOME]]]]
<code>'''$FG_HOME'''</code> is a placeholder variable representing the path to where user-specific FlightGear data is stored (not application data). Unlike <code>[[$FG_ROOT]]</code>, <code>$FG_HOME</code> is '''not''' an environment variable that needs to be configured for FlightGear to work. <code>$FG_HOME</code> is the only place were FlightGear data is written to as <code>$FG_ROOT</code> is generally read-only.
<code>'''$FG_HOME'''</code> is a placeholder variable representing the path to where user-specific FlightGear data is stored (not application data). Unlike <code>[[$FG_ROOT]]</code>, <code>$FG_HOME</code> is '''not''' an environment variable that needs to be configured for FlightGear to work. <code>$FG_HOME</code> is the only place were FlightGear data is written to as <code>$FG_ROOT</code> is generally read-only.