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what if an erroe occur in etc file??? [closed]
etc0 etc1 failed??the whole system hangs what shhould i do know
which of these applications' config files do I use? All of these supply an /etc-based global configuration file, that affects all ...
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Where should user configuration files go? [duplicate]
If I look at my home directory there are a large number of dot files. If I am creating a new program that needs a user configuration file, is there any guidance where to put it? I could imagine ...
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Home folder structure in Ubuntu 12.04.1?
Long story short, i just accidentally deleted my entire home folder. Thankfully it seems like the hidden files are still there.
I'm not sure, but aren't all of the folders within the home folder ...
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Filesystem organization for software in HOME
When installing software in $HOME, how do the linux filesystem hierarchy directories map to subdirectories of $HOME?
I am asking this question so that I can write a build system that picks reasonable ...
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configuration ethics (esthetics): /etc vs $HOME
Ok this may not be a very concrete question, and is perhaps subject to taste, yet I'm struggling to get this right so here it goes.
I have a computer.
This computer has linux on it (thank god). Arch ...
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Difference between “/export/home” and “/home”
In our UNIX machine my home path looks like /home/<userid> and we have another batch user whose home looks like /export/home/<userid>
I want to know whats the difference between ...
