/etc/skel: Systemwide directory where "skeleton" files are kept. A skeleton file is sort of a prototype file that is copied into appropriate directories for each user (and possibly modified). At least, that's what I thought it was -- /etc/skel is empty on my (possibly misinstalled) Mandrake 8.1 system, and has a bunch of .kdelnk files on my Mandrake 7.2 system.

See /etc -- FHS#3_7_etc_Host_specific_system_con.

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• RandyKramer - 24 Jan 2002
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