cyborg wrote: > > back in the "80's" when I discovered how dos was like a file > cabinet,with drawers and folders and papaers (files) ,it all > suddenly made sense to me. does anyone know any basic things > about linux that would relate an understanding in linux as was > in dos?
Linux uses standard directories (folders) for things. Just as in DOS (where the \dos directory contains the system executables), the primary Linux executables are found in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. Linux configuration files go in /etc. Libraries go in /lib. For your own bits & pieces, you can use your home directory (adding subdirectories if you wish). Or, put your executables in /usr/local/bin for wider availability. Or, for casual tinkering, you can use /tmp. Cheers, Steven ____________________________________________________ Linux for old PCs: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi
