Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 15:38:22 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Do you have some neat configuration files? Message-ID: <19970908153822.27586@lemis.com>
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Jordan and I have just been discussing adding some contributed configuration files to the distribution CD-ROMs. I'm primarily thinking of .<foo>rc scripts for editors, mail readers, window managers and such. The background is the second edition of "The Complete FreeBSD", in which I'm trying to improve the introduction to FreeBSD for people who've never used UNIX before (or even for those who've used a different version). In the course of doing this, I'm describing a usable setup, which uses various configuration files which are, of course, derived from what I run on my own system. In order to make things easier for the user, I'm putting them on the CD-ROM, so anybody who wants to use this version can just load the stuff from CD-ROM and have a relatively functional system. One size doesn't fit all, of course, and there's a good chance that there are other versions out there which many (even most) people will prefer. So why not supply them too? If you have anything that you feel is worth sharing, please let me know. About the only thing I ask is that the files don't contain too much dead wood (I know mine do :-) I haven't decided on a structure for storing these files yet, though Jordan has suggested a top-level directory /usr/share/skel/extras. I'd suggest one subdirectory for each unrelated set of config files. Any other suggestions? Greg
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