Home News Linux directory structure explained:/etc folder By February 26, 2016 ETC is a folder which contain all your system configuration files in it. Then why the etc name? ???etc??? is an English word which means etcetera i.e in layman words it is ???and so on???. The naming convention of this folder is Complete Story Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Previous articleWatch: Mark Shuttleworth Talks Ubuntu, Snappy, Android, and ARM at MWC 2016 Next article30 Useful Linux Commands for System Administrators Get the Free Newsletter Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends & analysis This email address is invalid. Email Subscribe Get the Free Newsletter Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends & analysis This email address is invalid. Email Subscribe Must Read Developer How to Create Roaming Home Directories in Linux Security Simple Way to Find SprySOCKS Malware on Linux Computers Developer pscircle: Visualizes Linux Processes in a Form of Radial Tree Security Simple Steps for Identifying, Troubleshooting a Kernel Panic Security Network Flight Simulator: Open-Source Adversary Simulation Tool