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John Marston
John Marston

Reputation: 12269

Unix / Linux file system

May i know why is it common practice to have the /etc folder at the root of the file system? Are there files in this directory that are important for the system to boot?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 698

Answers (1)

paulsm4
paulsm4

Reputation: 121849

Yes.

Here is a good article about "FHS" - the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard":

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/

Upvotes: 6

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