What is the correct pronunciation of the directory /etc? Or, if there isn't a definitively "correct" way to say it, what is the most widely used pronunciation?
I usually say the letter names spelled out: "ee-tee-see", but am acutely aware that a lot of other folks call it "et-see" (to rhyme with Betsy).
Slash ee tee cee but there's no real "correct" way. I remember the first time I spoke to an American about "cash" on a content router, got very confused and then realized he meant "cache"
it's just cultural!
Does no one else just call it "etts", as in the sound of the first syllable of "etcetera"?
I've always said "etsee" even though "et cetera" is what I say for the Latin phrase.
Most people here are wrong. Go to the proper source and listen to the sound clip:
