From: Ronald A. Yacketta also if you installing a rpm try this rpm -q -l rpmfile | more it will list all the files contained in the rpm and where they go :) most (NOT ALL) go in /usr/local somwhere with a link to the exe being placed in something like /usr/sbin or /bin etc.. "Joseph S. Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 11/17/99 11:18:07 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC) Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept 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. > 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 knowing what is what will > allow me to get a better grip on Linux. As I see it, when I install a new > program, unless it creates a link TO the file in a menu, I have NO clue where > it ends up on the HD. Only using the FIND FILE can I try to narrow it down, > and even then I can't always find them...:( > Sorry to be long winded, but as a newbie, I am sure other's have similar > problems, and understanding them might make it easier on me/us. > TIA > Jaguar > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. give the following a try http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/Units/aut99/85321/Resources/Print_Resources/T extbook/chap4/index.html http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.0/fhs-toc.html#TOC -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
