config.sys equivalent in linux

[sulekha]

Hi all,

config.sys :- does the job of automatic loading of device drivers into RAM is n't it ?

my question is what linux equivalent file of config.sys

[nims11]

config.sys, according to wikipedia.

It is a special file that contains setup or configuration instructions for the computer system.

in Linux, there are /etc/rc* files and directories which consist of settings and operations performed at boot. there is also etc/inittab which controls what happens during runlevel change which happens during booting

[debian]

Most files are /etc are basically configuration files. They control OS services and their behaviour.

[ico]

Check this out: init - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Some distros use System V. example, Fedora.

Some distros use BSD-style init. example, Arch.