What does the etc folder in the root directory stand for? I think knowing this will help me remember where certain files are located.Update: Might be useful for others, the folder is used for Host specific configuration files - reference.
What does etc stand for?
terminology;directory structure
Define - /etc? has some good history.You can find references to et cetera in old Bell Labs UNIX manuals and so on  nowadays it's used only for system configuration, but it used to be where all the stuff that didn't fit into other directories went.