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"Like many Unix users, I long ago created a ~/bin/ directory in my home directory" No, this is my laptop - /usr/bin is the place for that. No, this is a simpl

"Like many Unix users, I long ago created a ~/bin/ directory in my home directory" No, this is my laptop - /usr/bin is the place for that. No, this is a simple server - /usr/bin is the place for that. Perhaps I'm missing something after 23 odd years of using Unix systems including this Arch laptop.

Macha 7y ago
/usr/bin is under the control of your package manager _ unless you're building and installing packages for all your adhoc scripts, aren't you worried about name collisions?
- yissp 7y ago
  I know Arch's package manager, at least, will refuse to install a package if it would overwrite an existing file.
ISO-morphism 7y ago
I keep ~/bin for easy version control/backups of my own scripts. I don't want to make a directory/repo for each script, and for getting them on PATH I can either add ~/bin to PATH or remember to run ln -s ~/bin/* /usr/bin/ after adding a script. Adding to PATH has saved me a few seconds of minor frustration at no cost.
ses1984 7y ago
Usr stands for universal system resource, look up the file hierarchy standard.
- kps 7y ago
  No, it's short for ‘user’.
  - timbit42 7y ago
    More precisely 'users'. Every user can access it.
    - mikelward 7y ago
      It started out as a separate drive for home directories and files that didn't fit on the first drive. cf. /usr/dmr (Dennis Ritchie), and /usr/ken (Ken Thompson). https://blog.w1r3.net/2018/01/06/rob-landley-about-usr-split.html https://blog.w1r3.net/2018/01/06/rob-landley-about-usr-split...
    - kps 7y ago
      ‘Users’ because that's where users' home directories were, like /home in Linux FHS or /Users in Mac OS. Then acquired overflow versions of bin et al. when the root disk filled up.
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yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
I can't write to /usr without root, and I can write to home. I also personally like a clear delineation between things that are managed by the package manager and by myself.
zozbot234 7y ago
Stuff in /usr/(bin|share|...) might get overwritten by system update or reinstall. A better choice is /usr/local/
pvaldes 7y ago
/usr/local/bin?

Macha 7y ago

/usr/bin is under the control of your package manager _ unless you're building and installing packages for all your adhoc scripts, aren't you worried about name collisions?

yissp 7y ago
I know Arch's package manager, at least, will refuse to install a package if it would overwrite an existing file.

ISO-morphism 7y ago

I keep ~/bin for easy version control/backups of my own scripts. I don't want to make a directory/repo for each script, and for getting them on PATH I can either add ~/bin to PATH or remember to run ln -s ~/bin/* /usr/bin/ after adding a script. Adding to PATH has saved me a few seconds of minor frustration at no cost.

ses1984 7y ago

Usr stands for universal system resource, look up the file hierarchy standard.

kps 7y ago
No, it's short for ‘user’.
- timbit42 7y ago
  More precisely 'users'. Every user can access it.
  - mikelward 7y ago
    It started out as a separate drive for home directories and files that didn't fit on the first drive. cf. /usr/dmr (Dennis Ritchie), and /usr/ken (Ken Thompson). https://blog.w1r3.net/2018/01/06/rob-landley-about-usr-split.html https://blog.w1r3.net/2018/01/06/rob-landley-about-usr-split...
  - kps 7y ago
    ‘Users’ because that's where users' home directories were, like /home in Linux FHS or /Users in Mac OS. Then acquired overflow versions of bin et al. when the root disk filled up.

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yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago

I can't write to /usr without root, and I can write to home. I also personally like a clear delineation between things that are managed by the package manager and by myself.

zozbot234 7y ago

Stuff in /usr/(bin|share|...) might get overwritten by system update or reinstall. A better choice is /usr/local/

pvaldes 7y ago

/usr/local/bin?