UAPI Group Specifications # Boot Loader Specification: Defines a set of file formats and naming conventions to allow distribution independent boot loader menus supportable by multiple bootloaders. ( canonical online location) Configuration Files Specification: Standardises default locations and environment variables for locating common files or base directories. This is derived from, and extends, the XDG Base Directory Specification, to allow for separation between vendor and admin configurat...| uapi-group.org
1 Introduction # Various specifications specify files and file formats. This specification defines where these files should be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative to which files should be located. 2 Basics # The XDG Base Directory Specification is based on the following conc…| specifications.freedesktop.org
Configuration Files Specification # Introduction # Various specifications attempt to define configuration files and file formats. This specification establishes where these files should be looked for, in which order, and how precedence, masking, extensions and overrides work. The purpose of the rules defined here is to allow OS vendors to implement the hermetic-usr pattern, where all vendor files are shipped in the vendor tree itself (/usr/), including configuration files with system defaults...| uapi-group.org