Re: Why complicated directory structure in Linux

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
On 2006-09-21, spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
mydejamail@xxxxxxxxxxx did eloquently scribble:


Why is Linux directory structure laid out so, what is the rationale
Simple.
Everything has its place rather than dumping things randomly around the hard
disk.

bin = binary

Rather, as [usr]/bin also contains scripts:

But when invented, shells were not what they are today.


bin \'bin\ n : a box, crib, or enclosure used for storage

sbin = "system" binary (things required to get the machine booted up and
other things for system monitoring and maintenance)
etc...


.

Relevant Pages
Quantcast