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2. Format

/etc/conf.linuxconf is an ASCII file. Each line contains one configuration record. The format is trivial.

        system.feature value ...
        

system

It is generally the name of a service.

feature

This represents configuration information used by the service.

value

This is a string containing anything: words, numbers, etc.

Here is an example:

        routed.gateway 1
        

This line tells the system that the

routed
daemon must export its default route. The machine becomes a gateway.


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