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usr stands for user system resources

• conkeisterdoor 2y ago
  TIL after so many years that /usr isn't an abbreviation of "user". "UNIX/user system resources" makes a lot more sense in retrospect. Guess I should have RTFM a long time ago!
  • dunham 2y ago
    It looks like that's a newer interpretation than the original: > As such, some people may now refer to this directory as meaning 'User System Resources' and not 'user' as was originally intended. https://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/usr.html https://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/usr.htm...
• Tsiklon 2y ago
  This is a backronym. /usr is the original user home directory location on classic unix. https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/notes.html https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/notes.html