What Is the Etc Directory in Linux?
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In Linux/Unix, the common premise is that everything is a file.

/tmp – Temporary files are placed here by default.

/usr – The secondary hierarchy which contain its own bin and sbin sub-directories.

/etc – Usually contain the configuration files for all the programs that run on your Linux/Unix system.

What does etc in Linux mean?

Linux directory structure explained:/etc folder. ETC is a folder which contain all your system configuration files in it. Then why the etc name? “etc” is an English word which means etcetera i.e in layman words it is “and so on”.

What are Linux directories for?

A directory is a file the solo job of which is to store the file names and the related information. All the files, whether ordinary, special, or directory, are contained in directories. Unix uses a hierarchical structure for organizing files and directories.

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