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Reading this reminds of learning that some *nix systems placed binaries inside `/etc/`. In fact, the linux kernel at boot looks for `/etc/init` [0], which is wi
by intsunny 6y ago
Reading this reminds of learning that some *nix systems placed binaries inside `/etc/`. In fact, the linux kernel at boot looks for `/etc/init` [0], which is wild to me.
It made me really appreciate the FHS's standardization of linux directories and files.
[0] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/init/main.c#L1454 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/init/main.c#L1...
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- jclulow 6y agoOther UNIX platforms have had and followed file system hierarchy standards before FHS. The challenge with things like binaries in /etc is usually one of backwards compatibility -- decisions made from expediency or just technological limitations (like where to put things on 5MB hard disks, say) cast a long shadow.