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boxxy — Redirect file locations for programs that don't respect the XDG standards. More information: <https:

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Problem

How to use the boxxy command: Redirect file locations for programs that don't respect the XDG standards. More information: <https://github.com/queer/boxxy>.

Solution

boxxy — Redirect file locations for programs that don't respect the XDG standards. More information: <https://github.com/queer/boxxy>.

Run a program with file redirections defined in ~/.config/boxxy/boxxy.yaml:
boxxy {{program}}


Scan your home directory for rule suggestions:
boxxy scan


Trace what files a program touches and save a report in boxxy-report.txt in the current directory:
boxxy {{[-t|--trace]}} {{program}}


Pass a redirection rule directly on the terminal:
boxxy {{[-r|--rule]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}:{{path/to/redirection}}:{{file|directory}} {{program}}


View the config file:
boxxy config


Display help:
boxxy -h

Code Snippets

Run a program with file redirections defined in `~/.config/boxxy/boxxy.yaml`

boxxy {{program}}

Scan your home directory for rule suggestions

boxxy scan

Trace what files a program touches and save a report in `boxxy-report.txt` in the current directory

boxxy {{[-t|--trace]}} {{program}}

Pass a redirection rule directly on the terminal

boxxy {{[-r|--rule]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}:{{path/to/redirection}}:{{file|directory}} {{program}}

View the config file

boxxy config

Context

tldr-pages: common/boxxy

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