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what does /etc and /usr mean anyway
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is it short for etcetera? and is usr short for user?
just curious
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is it short for etcetera? and is usr short for user?
yes.
and just to fuel the flames of a religious debate -- "etc" is pronounced "et-see"
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Originally posted by butter71:
...and just to fuel the flames of a religious debate -- "etc" is pronounced "et-see"
Hmm, that's a war i'm not familiar with. Any idea how the opposition pronounces etc?
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We hope your rules and wisdom choke you / Now we are one in everlasting peace
-- Radiohead, Exit Music (for a film)
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etc (et see) is where your config files are stored.
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Originally posted by Mactoid:
Hmm, that's a war i'm not familiar with. Any idea how the opposition pronounces etc?
That's a secret the last non-"et-see"-pronouncer took with him to his grave.
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"Do not be too positive about things. You may be in error." (C. F. Lawlor, The Mixicologist)
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Originally posted by gorgonzola:
That's a secret the last non-"et-see"-pronouncer took with him to his grave.
Eee tee see?
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Originally posted by Steve Bosell:
is it short for etcetera?
yes
and is usr short for user?
usr= unix system resources
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usr= unix system resources
i've never heard that one before.
i always thought it was /usr because that's where the majority of userland (vs kernel, device, system config) files were located.
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Here's a second vote on both the pronunciation of etc as "et-see" and that usr is derived from "Unix System Resources".
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here in dopey old england, I've heard 'etc' prnounced as 'ekt' 
personally, I always say 'et cetera' but I'm a pedant, so�
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