[GNC] Is the .gnc suffix now the default?

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Tue Aug 24 04:20:06 EDT 2021


On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 02:05:38AM +0200, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 23.08.21 um 19:37 schrieb D. via gnucash-user:
> > Per https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What.27s_the_GnuCash_file_extension.3F
> > 
> > ".gnucash" is the data file extension. 
> :
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > From: Chris Green <cl at isbd.net>
> > Sent: Mon Aug 23 12:59:30 EDT 2021
> > To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> > Subject: [GNC] Is the .gnc suffix now the default?
> > 
> > I'm running gnucash 4.4 on Linux, I see the man page now shows:-
> > 
> > SYNOPSIS
> >        gnucash [options] [ accounts.gnc ]
> > 
> > Has .gnc replaced .gnucash as the account file default suffix now?  
> 
> Fixed in Maint: commit 3832765: Update file extension in man pages
> 
OK, thanks, so is it .gnc or .gnucash?  Personally I'd much prefer
.gnc for less clutter in directory listings and a more 'standard'
three letter suffix.  Or, even better, no suffix at all but that only
really works on *nix systems where the suffix is mostly unnecessary.

-- 
Chris Green


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