Ususally all executable files are in /bin directory
/sbin is for system utilities/programs
/usr user files
/usr/bin for all programs used by users
/etc for system configuration files
/tmp for temporary files
/mnt for mounted filesystems such as dos partitions,
cdroms
/proc for library files
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>Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:26:01 -0500
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>Jaguar wrote:
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> > Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are
>located
> > ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an init
eph S. Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 11/17/99 11:18:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept
Jaguar wrote:
> Is there a HOWTO on the basic fi
Jaguar wrote:
>
> Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are located
> ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located in the
> Windows SUB-DIR.
You can usually tell what type of file it is by using the command:
file
It will respond wi
Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are located
ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located in the
Windows SUB-DIR.
I guess what I would like is to understand the why's/where's of the file
structure and naming convention's of Linux. Maybe k
