@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhat is the /opt directory?message-square45fedilinkarrow-up1127
arrow-up1127message-squareWhat is the /opt directory?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square45fedilink
I’ve seen a lot of self-hosted software wanting to store their data in /opt, is there any reason why?
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoI mean about the ‘should query for it’ part.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoFor the currently logged-in user it’s fine, yes. It should always be set.
$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.
For the currently logged-in user it’s fine, yes. It should always be set.