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From: Justin Findlay <jfindlay@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:13:20
Message-Id: 86ba12520604250907n7a78d527tb8f895522d622762@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr by "K. Mike Bradley"
1 On 4/25/06, K. Mike Bradley <kmb@××××××××.com> wrote:
2 > Thanks for the URL, but I had this question after reading this very
3 > document.
4 >
5 > It doesn't explain the history or the reason there are two /bin, /sbin.
6
7 /bin contains commands that may be used by both the system
8 administrator and by users, but which are required when no other
9 filesystems are mounted
10
11 /usr/bin : Most user commands
12
13 That's why.
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15
16 Justin
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