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appdata: add a note about running external apps
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Document the basics of how to run external commands.

Fixes: #80
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kparal committed Oct 31, 2022
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</p>
<p>
NOTE: Due to technical limitations, FreeFileSync installed from
a Flatpak can't read configuration files of your other Flatpak
applications, commonly stored at ~/.var/app/. If you need to
process files in that directory, you must use a non-Flatpak installation
of FreeFileSync (or some other tool).
NOTE: Due to technical limitations, FreeFileSync installed from a Flatpak
can't read configuration files of your other Flatpak applications,
commonly stored at "~/.var/app/". If you need to process files in that
directory, you must use a non-Flatpak installation of FreeFileSync (or
some other tool).
</p>
<p>
NOTE 2: FreeFileSync allows you to open files in external applications or
run custom scripts. However, when sandboxed as Flatpak, external
applications or scripts from your host system are not accessible. However,
you can use the Flatseal app to grant FreeFileSync a permission to access
"D-Bus session bus", and then it should be possible to run run your app or
script if you prefix your command with "flatpak-spawn --host".
</p>
</description>
<url type="homepage">https://freefilesync.org</url>
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