Marc Sherman wrote: > > I'd like to learn more about the anatomy of a debian > file system - what all the various [usr/[local/][s]bin > directories are for, where new apps I install (without > packages) should go, what /etc and /var are for, etc. > Is there a FAQ or HOWTO that I can read that covers > this stuff? > > More generally, what's a good strategy for finding the > approrpriate FAQs? I've asked a few questions this week, > and all the answers were in FAQs or HOWTOs -- I just didn't > find them when I looked. For example, I searched > linuxdoc.org for "directory structure" for this question, > but didn't find much useful info. Any suggestions are > welcome.
There are many ways to search for linx-related information that is available online. See my HOWTO for more pointers :-) For example, I typed " filesystem" and "standard" in www.google/linux , and immediately found references to a " Filesystem Hierarchy Standard" and this item : http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-toc.html There is no "secret method" for finding information. One simply has to be aware of what is generally available. Cheers and good luck. -- Howard Mann Online Troubleshooting Resources: HOWTO http://www.newbielinux.com http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/t1.html
