It appears you can put all you need in /bin so why do we bother with the /usr/bin directory?
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A:
/bin is supposed to reside on the root filesystem, whereas /usr may be an alternate filesystem - even network mounted (multiple boxes sharing the same /usr).
This means that any essential basic utilities you need to bring up the system and mount filesystems, including troubleshooting, should live in /bin. Everything non-essential can go in /usr.
caf
2010-09-06 03:25:00
Ah, now it's clear. I knew that it was not for naught that such a design was conceived.
Milktrader
2010-09-06 03:42:33
Can you link to the FHS doc for this?
Matt Joiner
2010-09-06 10:27:25
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE3 for /bin and http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE18 for /usr.
Jack Kelly
2010-09-07 03:42:37