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I am uncertain where (in which of the following directories) which programs should be put: /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/local/sbin /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin Whats the official recommendation? Is this distro depended? Should ...
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  1. 10-06-2011 #1
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    Diff /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/local/sbin /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin?

    I am uncertain where (in which of the following directories) which programs should be put:

    /sbin
    /usr/sbin
    /usr/local/sbin
    /bin
    /usr/bin
    /usr/local/bin


    Whats the official recommendation?

    Is this distro depended?

    Should "normal" users have write access to all "bin" folders?

    Why are there so many different locations?

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    This is the document you are looking for
    Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
    You must always face the curtain with a bow.
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  3. 10-06-2011 #3
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    Good explanation, that link.

    No, normal users should not have write access to any of those bin dirs! If you want users to have "bin" dirs, the convention they should use is to make a bin dir in the home directory, and add that directory to their path, e.g.:

    Code:
    mkdir ~/bin
export PATH=${PATH}:~/bin
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