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====== Local Settings Directory ====== | ====== Local Settings Directory ====== | ||
- | A key concept | + | A key concept |
- | Although this convention offers power and convenience, | + | Although this convention offers power and convenience, |
===== Default Settings Directory ===== | ===== Default Settings Directory ===== | ||
- | VuFind's distribution includes a default settings directory called " | + | VuFind®'s distribution includes a default settings directory called " |
===== Configuration File Inheritance ===== | ===== Configuration File Inheritance ===== | ||
- | VuFind | + | VuFind® |
+ | |||
+ | ===== DirLocations.ini ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Starting with VuFind® 9.1, you can place a DirLocations.ini configuration file in the root of your local settings directory in order to customize some of its behavior. This can be used to chain together a series of local directories -- useful if you want to inherit some files from a shared pool while overriding others (i.e. if you are managing a single instance with many customized front end views, as in a consortial situation). See the [[https:// | ||
===== Environment Variable ===== | ===== Environment Variable ===== | ||
- | When running command-line scripts, you should make sure that a VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR environment variable is set so that scripts know where to find your local settings. | + | When running command-line scripts, you should make sure that a VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR environment variable is set so that scripts know where to find your local settings. |
===== Further Reading ===== | ===== Further Reading ===== |
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