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Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept
Jaguar wrote:
Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and whe
: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:26:01 -0500
Jaguar wrote:
Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are
located
ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located
in the
Windows SUB-DIR.
You can usually
Ususally all executable files are in /bin directory
/sbin is for system utilities/programs
/usr user files
/usr/bin for all programs used by users
/etc for system configuration files
/tmp for temporary files
/mnt for mounted filesystems such as dos partitions,
cdroms
/proc for library files
/var
Jaguar wrote:
Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are located
ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located in the
Windows SUB-DIR.
You can usually tell what type of file it is by using the command:
file filename
It will