Curious Sunday Morning Linux File System Question ??
William Case
billlinux at rogers.com
Sun Mar 11 15:13:18 UTC 2007
Hi All;
Just did some changes in my ~/.* ( dot files ) and started wondering why
Linux uses dot files for its 'user' data. Its a small annoyance to have
to specify .* each time I use them. The annoyance is primarily not
because it's difficult but because it is odd -- different from anything
else and data files get mixed (kinda) with my working documents. Why
not just have a standard additional directory for 'config', or whatever
name, to hold all the user application type data. Is the reason
historical or is there a pragmatic purpose?
I am not a complete newbie. After 2 1/2 years of using Linux I am kind
of a 'gubie' or 'newru'. (Newbie on the way to becoming a guru). So if
you have an explanation that involves more than newbie baby talk, I can
handle it.
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Regards Bill
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