On Fri 09 Jun 2023 at 06:20:07 (-0400), gene heskett wrote: > On 6/9/23 00:46, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 08, 2023 at 09:08:59PM -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > Perhaps I've ben mistaken, but the files in /etc/udev/rules.d are not the > > > same as /lib/udev/rules.d, so which one actually rules? > > > > The one in /etc, as David said. Unless it doesn't exist. > > > > This is actually the classical pattern of "layered configuration", which > > is widespread in the UNIX world. You see that often with a system config > > which can be overridden by a user config. > > > > Sometimes you have even three layers: distro (e.g. lib), local (etc) and > > user. > > Thanks for the clarification Tomas. That would intimate the search > order would be /home/$usr/someplace, /etc/someplace, /lib/someplace. > Is that correct?
Not only did I give the priority for the task you're tackling (which BTW would not concern an individual user's directory tree), I also gave you the reference: man udev. What is your problem?? > Change of subject: > > I have a mod I make to the $PATH which I've put in .profile, but I've > failed to find a place to make it autoexec when I login. And I'm tired > of typing ". .profile in every shell tab I open. > > Suggestion? Read INVOCATION in man 1 bash (and check the existence and priorities of the several startup files). But I feel I'm wasting my breath. PS New thread for a new subject? Come on … Cheers, David.