> 1. What does "rc" stand for, as opposed to "conf"? Originally it is derived from Multics 'runcom' files, which (I guess) were similar to batch files / scripts. Nowadays, it's just a resource/ configuration file, kinda similar in concept to an .INI in Windows. > 2. I read that /etc is for "miscellaneous files"...isn't it *only* for > configuration files? I haven't checked the LFS (Linux File Standards) on this, but it would seem that /etc is only for configuration files of a global nature. In earlier usage, /etc was more a hodgepodge, a place to store something that was for global use, but was inappropriate to place elsewhere. That's why we still have things like /etc/issue, /etc/MOTD, and the like. (Even 'mount' and other admin tools used to live in /etc at one point.) > 3. Global user settings are stored in /etc, while personal ones are > stored as > /home/username/.somethingrc, right? Mostly. At least that's the way it's supposed to work. More complicated things are stored in a hidden directory off of the user's home directory, rather than in a single hidden file. > George > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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