Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: josemaria cr
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 00:00

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Hi lumpy!!

Here we go! (late is better than never)
The /etc directory contains files that have to do with system
administration, that are requiered for shutdown.

The /usr contains all referred to individual programs.
--
josemaria cr
jose@digital.ddnet.es

lumpy <lumpy@cs.ucc.ie> escribi� en art�culo <337C64F0.41C6@cs.ucc.ie>...
> Here's a few that I always wonder about:
> 
> /etc = ETCetera ??
> /usr = USeR ??
> /var = VARious ??
> 
> tcsh = exTended C SHell ??
> 
> biff ?? Does it mean anything?
> 
> 
> -- 
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> 
>   Reason 1 why Kirk is better then Picard:
>     One Word: Balls
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From: "josemaria cr" <jose@digital.ddnet.es>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/28
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