Where Does Feh Store Configs?
Where Feh keeps configs on Linux, lightweight image viewer layout. Full paths are listed below. More below.
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Feh is tiny image viewer with file configs. Your keys and options live in its config files. Viewed images stay in place on disk.
Same config files mean same viewer anywhere Feh runs. Exact names are stable across late releases. Keep backups before tweaking. For moves, copy the config files. Partial setups miss slideshow lists that sessions depend on. This Feh is the image viewer, not any similarly named tool. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder. Screenshots of settings help when support asks for reproduction steps later.
Where Feh Viewer stores this, by platform
~/.config/feh (keys plus options, images in place)
Keys live in Feh config files at home. Images stay in place on disk. Copy configs for moves. This is the image viewer Feh.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Feh configs to a new machine?
Copy the Feh config files to the new machine over USB, since keys and themes live there. Filelists save where directed per run. Match the release first, since option names shift between versions.
Does Feh sync online?
No. Feh reads configs from its files at launch without a cloud account. The home folder holds keys plus theme files. Images stay where they were on disk. Keep the config files in dotfiles version control for records.
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