I'm coming from a DOS (since version 4.0) and Windows (no biggie.. I got KDE
if I need it :)) environment, and I'm not totally sure how the directory
There is a document called FHS (File Heirarchical Standard) available at
places like linuxdoc.org, that goes into much greater detail on the
Leif:
Linux handles files much differently than DOS. There's an excellent four
part article at www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/basics/bfiles.html.
Regards,
Carroll
Leif Madsen wrote:
Hey all,
I'm coming from a DOS (since version 4.0) and Windows (no biggie.. I got KDE
if I need it :))
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Because Linux is a multi-user system, there are several branches of the
directory tree.
First, there is root ( / ), where the whole directory tree is rooted
(sorry about that...) and where system-wide files are stored. By this I
mean programs,
Hey all,
I'm coming from a DOS (since version 4.0) and Windows (no biggie.. I got KDE
if I need it :)) environment, and I'm not totally sure how the directory
structure is laid out? What are the DOS equivelants (if any) of the /etc/
/usr/ etc.. directories?
Where do files that I compile and
