Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:37:51 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: URL and Opinions on how to really learn something Message-ID: <19980822173751.55453@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980821221344.29106C-100000@dsinw.com>; from rick hamell on Fri, Aug 21, 1998 at 10:15:01PM -0700 References: <19980822124634.45813@welearn.com.au> <Pine.BSF.3.91.980821221344.29106C-100000@dsinw.com>
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On Fri, Aug 21, 1998 at 10:15:01PM -0700, rick hamell wrote:
> > > -an explanation of files, what they do and why the're there.
> >
> > What particular files?
>
>
> Well, for one, the various configuration files.
Hmm, yeah, that's a pretty common puzzle for newbies. "The various
configuration files" is a problem I know well, but it's really hard to
state exactly what the problem is or what needs to be done about it.
A while ago my email signature described my main FreeBSD activity:
find / -name "*.conf" |more
> Also, what and why you want different directories,
One of the pieces of "common knowledge" that doesn't usually make it
into unix tutorials is man hier. It's a man page that explains why
all those directories are where they are and what they're supposed to
be for.
> /USR and /VAR on different slices.
And *that* is a matter of religion :-) You'll find a lengthy discussion
on it in freebsd-questions a while ago. I don't think you'd expect it
to be in a unix tutorial, it's more specific to the type of unix and
personal preferences.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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