Good morning Mi Jul 03 08:05:13 2013 Thank You for help.
> > | Is root where the program files are? > > > > Root is where you start. > > The meaning of root in Linux can be somewhat confusing as it may refer > to the root user's home directory /root, or more commonly the root of > the filesystem / Whoever initially designed these features must have > been asleep at the keyboard when this snafu escaped them. Context > usually sorts any potential confusion out though. > > "Root is where you start." > > I'm not sure what that means. Where you start (your origin) is your > current working directory, which you can find with the pwd (print > working directory) command. Although echo $PWD works too. echo $PWD /home/myid This does mean: The terminal is pointing in my home directory but not pointing in my root directory? > > Of you look at your $PATH variable by going: > > > > echo $PATH > > > > you will see a list of directories, separated by colons. > > Program files like in those directories. > > > > Normally there will be a "bin" directory in your own home directory, > > eg "/home/name/bin", at the start of your $PATH. This lets you write > > your own commands and have somewhere to put them. > > I don't know what distribution you run but having a home bin directory > in a user's path by default is definitely not normal. This is mine: /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games This is Xubuntu 13.04. > cd with no arguments will take you to your home directory too. * Thank You. Regards Sophie ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
