Re: [Tutor] base directory

2007-05-08 Thread ALAN GAULD
>> Except that there is a conventional set of names so a >> better path would be: >> >> /usr/local/bin/fileName.py >That's incredibly helpful. As another Linux noob, would you mind if I >jump in with 2 follow-up questions: > >To continue the example above, for say, Opera and CoolEditor, I'd use

Re: [Tutor] base directory

2007-05-08 Thread Alan Gauld
"Jason Coggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > I am new to Linux. On Windows the base directory > is c:\. Or D:\ or E:\ etc... In other words Windows has many base directories, one per physical drive. > What is the base directory for Linux? In *nix there is only one logical directory structur

Re: [Tutor] base directory

2007-05-05 Thread Andreas Kostyrka
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jason Coggins wrote: > I am new to Linux. On Windows the base directory is c:\. If I wanted > to open a file in a specific location in windows I would use a path such > as c:\programs\fileName.py. > > What is the base directory for Linux? / is c

[Tutor] base directory

2007-05-05 Thread Jason Coggins
I am new to Linux. On Windows the base directory is c:\. If I wanted to open a file in a specific location in windows I would use a path such as c:\programs\fileName.py. What is the base directory for Linux? Jason___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.