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== Children == |
== Children == |
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For each application, the following folder structure is created: |
For each application, the following folder structure is created: |
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| + | ''See also'': '''''Apple Developer Publications'', iOS Application Programming Guide''' available as a free download in the iBookStore. |
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===Folders=== |
===Folders=== |
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| − | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx| |
+ | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx]] (X's represent hexadecimal digits. Applications are sandboxed to this folder.) |
| − | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy.app| |
+ | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy.app|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy.app]] (Y's are replaced with the application's name. The contents of this folder are signed and checked at runtime.) |
| − | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents]] |
+ | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents]] (Contents of this folder are backed up during a sync and may be accessed through iTunes File Sharing, if enabled in the <code>iTunesMetadata.plist</code>) |
| − | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library]] |
+ | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library]] (Contents of this folder are backed up, with the exception of the <code>Caches</code> subfolder) |
*[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp]] |
*[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp]] |
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===Files=== |
===Files=== |
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| − | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork]] |
+ | *[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork]] (Large icon used in iTunes; PNG, 515x515) |
*[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist]] |
*[[/var/mobile/Applications/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist|xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist]] |
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Revision as of 19:14, 3 January 2011
Contains App Store applications. Preinstalled native, as well as Cydia apps, are installed in /Applications.
Contents
Children
For each application, the following folder structure is created:
See also: Apple Developer Publications, iOS Application Programming Guide available as a free download in the iBookStore.
Folders
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx (X's represent hexadecimal digits. Applications are sandboxed to this folder.)
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy.app (Y's are replaced with the application's name. The contents of this folder are signed and checked at runtime.)
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Documents (Contents of this folder are backed up during a sync and may be accessed through iTunes File Sharing, if enabled in the
iTunesMetadata.plist) - xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Library (Contents of this folder are backed up, with the exception of the
Cachessubfolder) - xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/tmp
Files
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesArtwork (Large icon used in iTunes; PNG, 515x515)
- xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/iTunesMetadata.plist
