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Gaurav Butola
Asked: 2011-02-19 00:07:52 +0800 CST

Why do configuration folders have *.d in their name [duplicate]

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Many directories have a “.d” suffix/extension. What does it mean?

Why do most of the folders in /etc/* end with *.d

I am just curious to know, why folders would have this ( extension? ).

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1 Answers

  1. The .d denotes a directory containing configuration files, as opposed to a single config file.

    This applies to other configuration directories under /etc such as /etc/apt.conf.d/, /etc/rc.d

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