AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWhat is the /opt directory?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the /opt directory?AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
I’ve seen a lot of self-hosted software wanting to store their data in /opt, is there any reason why?
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoHow about $HOME, is it standardized?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months ago$HOME is a shell variable, created by the shell as it starts, reading from the /etc/passwd file. It’s a string, not a symlink or anything.
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agoI mean about the ‘should query for it’ part.
How about $HOME, is it standardized?
$HOME is a shell variable, created by the shell as it starts, reading from the /etc/passwd file. It’s a string, not a symlink or anything.
I mean about the ‘should query for it’ part.