Arthur H. Johnson II [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Linux Box http://www.linuxbox.nu On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Isaac Curtis wrote: > (I'm reposting this because it never got answered and I had flagged it > because I was waiting to hear a response. Thanks to anyone who can help. > > - Isaac) > > Hello! > > In my system, I see .bashrc, .dosemurc, .kderc, /etc/bashrc, /etc/inputrc, > /etc/rc.d etc. etc. etc. > > 1. What does "rc" stand for, as opposed to "conf"? conf = configuration, and usually contain configuration files. rc is pretty much the same thing. > > 2. I read that /etc is for "miscellaneous files"...isn't it *only* for > configuration files? Traditionally /etc contains configuration files, but it also contains boot up scripts, etc. > > 3. Global user settings are stored in /etc, while personal ones are > stored as > /home/username/.somethingrc, right? Yes. > > Any help is appreciated! > > Thanks, > George > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >
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