On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 11:21:17AM +0900, hiranokazunari wrote: > I understand /bin represents binaries, > /dev represents devices, > /lib represents libraries, > /mnt represents mount, > /opt represents option(?) etc... > > But I am wondering why the host-specific > configuration partition is called /etc? Because it's Latin for "and the rest" (et cetera). Devices go in /dev, libraries in /lib, .... and the rest goes in /etc. Pigeon