where is the recently accessed file list stored
On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:32 +0800, yu huang wrote:
> I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed > directory. > I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in > ubuntu? > How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? There is no recently accessed file list. As far as I know no operating system _automatically_ maintains such a list — there are just too many files. Individual programmes like OpenOffice may maintain a list of files they have used. You can create a recently accessed list using Places Search for files … Choose a folder such as your home folder. Don’t search the entire file system — that will take far too long — and unlike other OSs, Ubuntu keeps your files separate from system files. Under Select more options add an option for Date modified less than and choose (say) 14 days. This should find your recently-used files. There are other solutions to this. You may have to look beyond the Ubuntu catalogue to find them. -- JDL -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
Yu,
2010/7/20 yu huang <hybryant@hotmail.com>: > I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed > directory. > I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in ubuntu? > How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? Unless turned off, access time for each file is stored on disk. For performance reasons this can be turned off but it is not done by default on Ubuntu. You can use atime option on many commands. ls -la --time=atime will show the last access time for all files in that directory. Similarly you can search for a file modified at a particular date or older/newer than a certain date using the find command: These are the options in the command "find" you might find useful: -daystart Measure times (for -amin, -atime, -cmin, -ctime, -mmin, and -mtime) from the beginning of today rather than from 24 hours ago. This option only affects tests which appear later on the command line. -atime n File was last accessed n*24 hours ago. When find figures out how many 24-hour periods ago the file was last accessed, any fractional part is ignored, so to match -atime +1, a file has to have been accessed at least two days ago. -cmin n File's status was last changed n minutes ago. -cnewer file File's status was last changed more recently than file was modified. If file is a symbolic link and the -H option or the -L option is in effect, the status-change time of the file it points to is always used. -ctime n File's status was last changed n*24 hours ago. See the comments for -atime to understand how rounding affects the interpretation of file status change times. -mtime n File's data was last modified n*24 hours ago. See the comments for -atime to understand how rounding affects the interpretation of file modification times. -mmin n File's data was last modified n minutes ago. -- Hakan (m1fcj) - http://www.hititgunesi.org -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
On 20 July 2010 07:47, John D Lamb <J.D.Lamb@btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:32 +0800, yu huang wrote: >> I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed >> directory. >> I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in >> ubuntu? >> How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? > > There is no recently accessed file list. As far as I know no operating > system _automatically_ maintains such a list — there are just too many > files. Individual programmes like OpenOffice may maintain a list of > files they have used. I suspect the OP is referring to Places, Recent Documents. Colin > > You can create a recently accessed list using > > Places > Â*Search for files … > > Choose a folder such as your home folder. Don’t search the entire file > system — that will take far too long — and unlike other OSs, Ubuntu > keeps your files separate from system files. Under > > Select more options > add an option for > > Date modified less than > > and choose (say) 14 days. > > This should find your recently-used files. > > > There are other solutions to this. You may have to look beyond the > Ubuntu catalogue to find them. > > -- > JDL > > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
yu huang <hybryant@hotmail.com> writes:
> hi, all, > I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed directory. > I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in ubuntu? > How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? I guess you mean the list you see at Places→Recent Documents: The data is stored in ~/.recently-used.xbel There is no central instance that manages this file, each program can add, use or remove data at will. As an example <http://www.florian-diesch.de/software/python-scripts/#addtorecen> is a small script for adding documents from the command line using Python and Gtk. <http://www.florian-diesch.de/doc/emacs/add-to-gnomes-recently-used-documents/> shows how to use that script with emacs. Florian -- Simple dict-like Python API for GConf: <http://www.florian-diesch.de/software/easygconf/> -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
yes, as Colin said, I am refering to Places->Recent Documentsin the main menu of ubuntu
Message: 4 Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:29:06 +0100 From: Colin Law <clanlaw@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: where is the recently accessed file list stored To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Message-ID: <AANLkTinmuC4VPmVkFS1yfDVumLG1Ub33NoaJwmWenK80@mai l.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 20 July 2010 07:47, John D Lamb <J.D.Lamb@btinternet.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:32 +0800, yu huang wrote: >> I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed >> directory. >> I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in >> ubuntu? >> How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? > > There is no recently accessed file list. As far as I know no operating > system _automatically_ maintains such a list ? there are just too many > files. Individual programmes like OpenOffice may maintain a list of > files they have used. I suspect the OP is referring to Places, Recent Documents. Colin > > You can create a recently accessed list using > > Places > ?Search for files ? > > Choose a folder such as your home folder. Don?t search the entire file > system ? that will take far too long ? and unlike other OSs, Ubuntu > keeps your files separate from system files. Under > > Select more options > add an option for > > Date modified less than > > and choose (say) 14 days. > > This should find your recently-used files. > > > There are other solutions to this. You may have to look beyond the > Ubuntu catalogue to find them. > > -- > JDL > > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at:*https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
2010/7/21 yu huang <hybryant@hotmail.com>:
> yes, as Colin said, I am refering to Places->Recent Documents > > in the main menu of ubuntu So did Florian's post answer your question? Colin > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:29:06 +0100 > From: Colin Law <clanlaw@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: where is the recently accessed file list stored > To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" > <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTinmuC4VPmVkFS1yfDVumLG1Ub33NoaJwmWenK80@mai l.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On 20 July 2010 07:47, John D Lamb <J.D.Lamb@btinternet.com> wrote: >> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:32 +0800, yu huang wrote: >>> I want to have a menu item in places where records the recent accessed >>> directory. >>> I am wondering where is the recent accessed document list stored in >>> ubuntu? >>> How does ubuntu track the recently accessed file? >> >> There is no recently accessed file list. As far as I know no operating >> system _automatically_ maintains such a list ? there are just too many >> files. Individual programmes like OpenOffice may maintain a list of >> files they have used. > > I suspect the OP is referring to Places, Recent Documents. > > Colin > >> >> You can create a recently accessed list using >> >> Places >> ?Search for files ? >> >> Choose a folder such as your home folder. Don?t search the entire file >> system ? that will take far too long ? and unlike other OSs, Ubuntu >> keeps your files separate from system files. Under >> >> Select more options >> add an option for >> >> Date modified less than >> >> and choose (say) 14 days. >> >> This should find your recently-used files. >> >> >> There are other solutions to this. You may have to look beyond the >> Ubuntu catalogue to find them. >> >> -- >> JDL >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-users mailing list >> ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe >> at:*https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users >> > > ________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > > -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:05:24 +0100 From: Colin Law <clanlaw@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: where is the recently accessed file list stored To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Message-ID: <AANLkTikB0vMZmvmda5G9nzTRG39QasfD1Jt_bSypY1RE@mai l.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2010/7/21 yu huang <hybryant@hotmail.com>: > yes, as Colin said, I am refering to Places->Recent Documents > > in the main menu of ubuntu > So did Florian's post answer your question? > Colin No. My question is where is the list of files showed in Places->Recent Documentsstored in ubuntu? And how does the system keep track of this information (or sayhow is the list of files maintained) Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
where is the recently accessed file list stored
2010/7/21 yu huang <hybryant@hotmail.com>:
> Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:05:24 +0100 > From: Colin Law <clanlaw@googlemail.com> >>.. >> So did Florian's post answer your question? > > No. My question is where is the list of files showed in Places->Recent > Documents > stored in ubuntu? And how does the system keep track of this information (or > say > how is the list of files maintained) To quote from Florian's response: The data is stored in ~/.recently-used.xbel There is no central instance that manages this file, each program can add, use or remove data at will. Is that not the answer? Colin -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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