On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 02:46:34AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> You are looking at completely the wrong properties. The issue is not at all
> if a file is a binary, a text file, a picture or a marshmallow from outer
> space. Here are a few hints that should bring you on the right track:
>
> /bin: Executables that should be in the user's (including the superuser's) PATH.
> /sbin: Executables that should be in the superuser's PATH, but not in the
> PATH of other user's.
> /libexec: executables that should not be in any user's path and that are
> started indirectly by other programs for their own purpose.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> /hurd: executables that can do something useful with the bootstrap port to
> attach themself as Hurd servers to the file system, that should not
> be in any user's PATH, and are started indirectly by settrans or
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> the parent filesystem on the explicit request of the user.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Kindly explain the difference between the indicated phrases.
> Forget any argument about what can be started as a program.
Stop making it.
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