[2054] in RedHat Linux List
Re: pine & mh config files in /etc?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Shutko)
Thu Oct 31 12:45:02 1996
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Cc: Jos Vos <jos@xos.nl>
From: Alan Shutko <ats@wydo125.wustl.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 1996 11:33:58 -0600
In-Reply-To: Wierdl Mate's message of Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:36:57 -0600
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>>>>> "WM" == Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu> writes:
WM> But what you are telling me is that when I want to talk about this
WM> link, I am supposed to write /usr/lib/pine.conf -> /etc/pine.conf
No, you don't misunderstand the notation. He was suggesting that the
file should actually be in /etc, with a link in /usr/lib pointing to
the file in /etc. This makes different machines mounting /usr easier
(putting all machine dependant config in /etc.)
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