The linux Filesystem II " dear god we are trying to Conform to windows if u start putting in a registry!!!"" reisist the borg
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/linux_administrators_security_guide/0 6_Linux_File_System_and_File_Security.html _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Reimer Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SPAM] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] File locations Importance: Low Robert C Wittig wrote: > By Path Statement. > To the best of my knowledge, no Linux distributions have a registry, > although I did see a few hits on my Google search, that seemed to > suggest that some people were messing with the idea of creating one. Since, by default, all executables and libraries are found in only a few directories, the path statement is inherently short. Nothing like it would be in Windows, where every user program is installed in its own directory. No need for a registry. Don't want one. Angst! Make the thought go away!! Here's a petty decent (short) description of the typical Linux file system, describing which types of files go into which directories (good reading for the beginner): http://www.freeos. <http://www.freeos.com/articles/3102/> com/articles/3102/ Here's the long version: http://www.pathname <http://www.pathname.com/fhs/> .com/fhs/ -- -jdr- _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 82 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com> for free now! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
