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Subject: Re: /etc files
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From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net>
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On 08/30/15 10:49, doug wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>
>> I notice several files in my /etc directory whose filenames end in 
>> ':'. Are these system files ? If not, can I usefully delete them :-) 
>> ? TIA & have aq nice weekend.
>>
>
> Compare /etc to /usr/src/etc
>


No such directory on my box, I am guessing my virtually exclusive use of 
pkgng to maintain packages might be to blame. Other ideas ? TIA & have a 
good one.

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