Difference between revisions of "/Applications"

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(thanks for all the contributions!; i added iFile to the file-management list)
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This is where all of the pre-installed native apps are installed. They can't be deleted under normal circumstances. One can delete them on a jailbroken device through some sort of file-management service such as SSH or iFile, although doing this is highly unrecommended as they can't be re-installed. [[Cydia]] will move this directory to the user partition and create a symlink to it.
 
This is where all of the pre-installed native apps are installed. They can't be deleted under normal circumstances. One can delete them on a jailbroken device through some sort of file-management service such as SSH or iFile, although doing this is highly unrecommended as they can't be re-installed. [[Cydia]] will move this directory to the user partition and create a symlink to it.
 
/Applications --> /var/stash/Applications.*****
 
/Applications --> /var/stash/Applications.*****
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GEEK-TALK: What Cydia is doing is moving /Applications to /var/stash/Applications.***** for some weird reason and symlinks /Applications to this new folder.
   
 
NOTE: In the title, the asterisks represent randomly generated characters that are generated when the folder is created and symlinked
 
NOTE: In the title, the asterisks represent randomly generated characters that are generated when the folder is created and symlinked

Revision as of 14:52, 3 October 2010

Summary

This is where all of the pre-installed native apps are installed. They can't be deleted under normal circumstances. One can delete them on a jailbroken device through some sort of file-management service such as SSH or iFile, although doing this is highly unrecommended as they can't be re-installed. Cydia will move this directory to the user partition and create a symlink to it.

/Applications --> /var/stash/Applications.*****

GEEK-TALK: What Cydia is doing is moving /Applications to /var/stash/Applications.***** for some weird reason and symlinks /Applications to this new folder.

NOTE: In the title, the asterisks represent randomly generated characters that are generated when the folder is created and symlinked

Children

This directory typically contains only application bundles.

Parents

/ (Symlinked) /var/stash