> Whether this is covered elsewhere, I don't know, since I haven't actually > looked for it yet, but I think that an explanation of the directory > structure, including what should (and shouldn't) go in each directory, > where things can be found on a typical system, etc., would be terribly > helpful. Lars Wirzenius wrote a rather good Linux System Administrator guide that includes this information. Here's the link to the Guide TOC: http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/sag/index.html And the link to the specific page about the directory tree: http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/sag/c212.html The Linux SAG is part of the LDP, last updated in 1998. - deb ************ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org