On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Alan Schussman wrote:
> This is a sort of peripheral question. I've used unix for several years --
> lots of use in college, until I graduated, anyway -- but that path/file
> has got to be about the most arcane thing I've ever seen. Yes, I'm new to
> linux and actually getting behind the scenes of a *nix box, but is there
> rhyme or reason to that convention? Relatedly, is there any kind of
> reference that lists those "standard" unix system files and explains their
> purpose? That would go a long way in helping me feel like I really have a
> handle on what I'm doing.
>
> -Alan
Look for documntation on, sysv init, posix, and the filesystem standard.
> On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Marc Indekeu wrote:
>
> > /etc/rc.d/rc.local can be used for that purpose. It gets executed when linux boots.
> >
> > later
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: Lei Tie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Datum: zaterdag 17 juli 1999 19:14
> > Onderwerp: [newbie] Linux Startup Programs
> >
> >
> > Hi, if i want to make linux to start a program automatically when it boots,
>what file should I modify? Let's just say that my file is /sbin/file, where do I add
>this line of command?
> > thank you.
> >
>
> -alan
>
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