@[email protected] to [email protected] • 3 months agoWhat is the /opt directory?message-square45fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the /opt directory?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 3 months agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
I’ve seen a lot of self-hosted software wanting to store their data in /opt, is there any reason why?
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkEnglish4•3 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-23 months agoI mean about the ‘should query for it’ part.
minus-square@atzanteollinkEnglish1•3 months 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.