Configuration Files and Folders

Owl uses a number of files and folders. Some of these are in the personal configuration folders while others are maintained in the system areas.

Files

owl.ini

The owl.ini file stores settings and custom configuration. Owl will will load this file from the user's data path (specified below). If the file is not found or fails to load, then Owl will not load. This file can be specified on the command-line with the -i switch, for example:

<source lang="bash">-i=C:\Test\Folder\owl-settings.ini</source>

Note: Future versions of Owl will create a default version owl-settings.ini if the file is not found (OWL-129).

settings.xml

The settings.xml file contains settings for Owl that typically do not change. This file should not be edited without first understanding its content since an invalid configuration can cause Owl to malfunction. This file normally lives in the user's data path but the file can be specified with the -s command line option, for example:

<source lang="bash">-s=C:\Test\Folder\settings.xml</source>

.owlignore

.owlignore is a text file that allows users to specify a list of Lua Parsers that Owl should ignore when starting up. The file should contain one file name or parser name per line.

<source lang="ini">parser-phpbb3x.lua vbulletin4x</source>
Any parser with the file name "parser-phpbb3x.lua" or "vbulletin4x" or with the parser name "parser-phpbb3x.lua" or "vbulletin4x" will be ignored.

Folders

Owl uses standard folders configured for each OS. Most files are stored in the user specific

User's Data Path

Location of owl-settings.ini and settings.xml.

OS X

$HOME/Library/Application Support/lulzapps/Owl/owl.ini

Windows

C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Local/Owl/owl.ini