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Re: Scripts PROPOSAL



On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Raul Miller wrote:

> > Well, because we're not setting up anything standard except for the root
> > user.
> 
> This isn't true.  For example I think we're guaranteed that /usr/bin 
> and /bin are always in the path.

Unless, of course, it's been changed.

> > /etc/environment just doesn't exist
> 
> Rather, it doesn't have the purpose that some people might think

Well, what purpose does it have for you?

> > Could you give me an example of one please? I couldn't find any in my
> > /etc/init.d/ directory
> 
> Exactly.
> 
> Which means we're trusting the value of IFS to be sane.

Forgive my ignorance, what is IFS used for?

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