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--- gnome:extensions:create_an_extension [2022/07/23 12:35] – 194.32.120.105
+++ gnome:extensions:create_an_extension [2022/07/23 12:39] (current) – [Complete Extension Zip File Layout] 194.32.120.105
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 ====== Gnome - Extensions - Create an Extension ======
-===== Distributing an Extension =====
+===== Creating the files for an extension =====
-Extensions are distributed as Zip files with only two required files:
+Extensions only require two mandatory files, so create them:
   * [[Gnome:Extensions:extension.js|extension.js]]
   * [[Gnome:Extensions:metadata.json|metadata.json]]
-----
+Optionally create additional files:
-===== Creating the files for an extension =====
+  * See [[Gnome:Extensions:prefs.js|prefs.js]]
-Create the **extension.js** and **metadata.json** files.
+----
-Optional create additional files:
+===== Distributing an Extension =====
-  * See [[Gnome:Extensions:prefs.js|prefs.js]]
+Extensions are distributed as Zip files with the two required files:
+<code bash>
+example@blah.zip
+    extension.js
+    metadata.json
+</code>
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-===== Complete Extension Zip File Layout =====
-A more complete, zipped extension usually looks like this:
+==== Complete Extension Zip File Layout ====
+If additional optional files were also used in the extension, then the zip extension usually looks like this:
 <code bash>