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20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} prefsfile ()
21 ## Undocumented internal function.
26 function retval = prefsfile ()
28 retval = "~/.octave_prefs";
30 ## Transition users to new filename if necessary
31 ## FIXME: Delete before 3.6.0 release
32 oldname = tilde_expand ("~/.octave-prefs");
33 if (exist (oldname, "file"))
34 newname = tilde_expand (retval);
35 if (exist (newname, "file"))
36 error (["Octave uses the file ~/.octave_prefs to store preferences.\n",...
37 " The old file name was ~/.octave-prefs.\n",...
38 " Both files exist."...
39 " User must manually delete one of the files.\n"]);
41 status = movefile (oldname, newname);
43 error (["Octave uses the file ~/.octave_prefs to store preferences.\n",
44 " The old file name was ~/.octave-prefs.\n",
45 " User must manually rename the old file to the new name.\n"]);
51 %% Testing these functions will require some care to avoid wiping out
52 %% existing (or creating unwanted) preferences for the user running the