conf Defines what logging messages are gathered by the syslogd daemon and what
files they are stored in. (Typically, log messages are stored in files contained in
the /var/log directory.)
termcap Lists definitions for character terminals, so that character-based applications
know what features are supported by a given terminal. Graphical terminals
and applications have made this file obsolete to most people. (Termcap was
the BSD UNIX way of storing terminal information; UNIX System V used
definitions in /usr/share/terminfo files.)
xinetd.conf Contains simple configuration information used by the xinetd daemon process.
This file mostly points to the /etc/xinetd.d directory for information about
individual services. (Some systems use the inetd.conf file and the inetd
daemon instead.)
Another directory, /etc/X11, includes subdirectories that each contain system-wide configuration
files used by X and different X window managers available for Linux. The xorg.conf file (which
makes your computer and monitor usable with X) and configuration directories containing files
used by xdm and xinit to start X are in here.
Directories relating to window managers contain files that include the default values that a user
will get if that user starts one of these window managers on your system.
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