May 2018
Beginner
332 pages
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English
Content preview from Learning Linux Shell Scripting - Second Edition
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System initialization boot scripts
In the Linux system, the following folders will be present in the /etc/ folder:
|
Sr. No. |
Folder name |
Description |
|
1 |
rc0.d/ |
The scripts called during shutting down |
|
2 |
rc1.d/ |
The run level 1 scripts |
|
3 |
rc2.d/ |
The run level 2 scripts |
|
4 |
rc3.d/ |
The run level 3 scripts |
|
5 |
rc4.d/ |
The run level 4 scripts |
|
6 |
rc5.d/ |
The run level 5 scripts |
|
7 |
rc6.d/ |
The run level 6 scripts |
|
8 |
rcS.d/ |
The scripts called during boot-up, before every run level |
|
9 |
rc.local |
The final script called after run level initialization |
Every run level folder will have script names starting with either S or K. When starting the system, the scripts with names starting ...