On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:21:45 +1100 pesarif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello, > > I read in the Linux Pocketbook that /etc is for "miscellaneous files". > It's only for config files isn't it? Does anyone know the significance of the name /etc (why not /config?)? > > Thanks, > pesarif >From what I understand /etc/ is a legacy from the original unix. It was the directory that held "and all the rest". For more details on what goes where I'll refer you to this page. http://www.linuxbase.org/ But you are right /config would make sense for the new Linux user but it would confound those who have been around it for a while. (Not to mention breaking a lot of my scripts.) Tradition is often the reason rather than logic in names. James > > >
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