[fhs-discuss] Split home directory for each user into two parts

[Randy Kramer]

On Thursday 05 May 2011 09:27:37 am Jan Hauke Rahm wrote:
> On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 07:26:21AM -0400, Randy Kramer wrote:
> > I think it would help lots of people (obviously, myself) if the ~
> > directory for each user was split into two parts.  (This could be
> > done in a variety of ways, more below.)

> Without having thought this through completely (and Mathew's
> obviously right, something like this would need a huge amount of
> programs to change), I'd like to add another use case:
>
>   * make it possible for the user to have all config stuff in a VCS
> without having to care about their data. Maintaining a .gitignore for
> all non-config dirs and files is a PITA.

Hauke,

Good idea, thanks!

Randy Kramer