Re: [wlug] /etc

On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 11:51:50AM +1200, Bnonn wrote:

A random question. Does /etc stand for Et Cetera? I can't really see why it would, but then I can't think of anything else it would stand for. Et Cetera means literally "and so forth", so I'd expect a folder called /etc to contain miscellaneous files rather than configuration data.

Anyone know?

http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=Tutorial&pageid=9 Might have some info. Cheers, James