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am i mistaken? linux question by ick2008-07-29 15:33:56
  the default location for the user's data is /home by Freakazoid2008-07-29 15:44:35
    Basic Un*x filesystem explained badly by smiffy2008-07-29 16:14:22
      FHS says this re: /var by hobbs 2008-07-29 17:20:36
"/var contains variable data files. This includes spool directories and files, administrative and logging data, and transient and temporary files."

and

"/var is specified here in order to make it possible to mount /usr read-only. Everything that once went into /usr that is written to during system operation (as opposed to installation and software maintenance) must be in /var."
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        Have to confess... by smiffy2008-07-29 17:31:21
          It's really only relevant in the Linux world by hobbs2008-07-29 18:03:32

 

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