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rascul
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Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin spl...
> I believe they're referring to the old SunOS (at least) convention that /sbin was for utilities that could be run during the boot process before /usr was mounted
My memory is hazy but I recall the distinction being / vs /usr not /bin vs /sbin.
InitialLastName
on May 11, 2022
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The article we're commenting on has that as the justification for /usr/bin and /bin in the second paragraph.
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My memory is hazy but I recall the distinction being / vs /usr not /bin vs /sbin.