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the bare minimum at one point was just ed(1), the line editor. vi (without the m) wasn't a guarantee. I had an all-purpose cshrc that added /usr/ucb because vi
by eddyfromtheblok 4y ago
the bare minimum at one point was just ed(1), the line editor. vi (without the m) wasn't a guarantee. I had an all-purpose cshrc that added /usr/ucb because vi was installed there on some systems, along with other BSD programs
- ShredKazoo 4y agoWhat does /usr even mean?
- lproven 4y agoAs I understand it, historically, it was the tree for user home directories. The two main designers, `dmr` and `ken`, built tools in their home directories under there and shared stuff from there. Then they ran out of space and needed to spill over onto another drive, so home directories got moved to `/home`.
- WhyNotHugo 4y agoUnix Shared Resources, if I recall correctly.
- aap_ 4y agoUnfortunately many distros aren't even shipping ed anymore.