where is the recently accessed file list stored

[Florian Diesch]

yu huang <hybryant at 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
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