The Personal Settings Directory

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Simplicity has a centralized directory where all of the settings files for Simplicity are stored. The name for the directory is '.simplicityent'. The default location for the directory is different in Unix (including Linux) and in other operating systems.

Linux, Solaris, SCO UnixWare, and other Unix

In Unix, the default location for the settings directory is in the user's home directory. For example, a user named bob with a home directory /home/bob, would have the default settings directory located in /home/bob/.simplicityent. Multiple users in Unix can run Simplicity from the same location, but have their own unique settings. In Unix, the '.' which precedes the directory name marks the directory as a settings directory, and as such is not normally displayed by the ls command. However, ls -a will list all files, including ones which start with '.'.

Windows, MacOS, and OS/2

Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2 are primarily single-user operating systems. As such, the personal settings directory on these platforms is located in the directory where Simplicity is installed.