Re: Configurable files and functions

[Raquel <raquel@thericehouse.net>]

On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:33:11 -0600
"Dave Walker" <carol.dave.walker@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am looking for an explanatory list of configuration files used
> in sarge 3.1. The information I am looking for would give the
> location (path), function (what the system uses it for), and
> whether the file can be successfully changed by editing.
> 
> Does such a list exist?
> 
> I have in mind such files as .bashrc and .bash_profile and I am
> sure there are many others that I will encounter.
> 
> Is it time for me to buy a reference book containing this info? If
> so, which one? I do plan to upgrade to Etch as soon as it is the
> stable release, so if a book is available for sarge, would it be
> useful for etch?
> 
> 
> Thanks all
> Dave W.
> 

Dave,

I'm not sure that such a list exists or could even exist.  The
configuration files depend upon which packages you have installed so
it would be a different list for each machine.

-- 
Raquel
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