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cc: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
Subject: Re: xv flag to not create ~/dir/dir/.xvpics/
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Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> writes:

> If I `cd ~/dir/dir` then run `xv -vsmap` xv creates cached thumbnails.
> 
> Does anyone know of a flag for "xv" to -NOT- create a directory called
> ".xvpics"?  I do not want xv to create this directory.  Thanks.

The option -vsmap is *asking* for the thumbnails. 
If you don't want them, then don't use that option.