AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years 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 · 2 years 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-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years 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-22 years agoI mean about the ‘should query for it’ part.
$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.