Re: Binary Directorys

To: mickyb@es.co.nz (Michael Beattie)
Cc: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Binary Directorys
From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:02:09 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] 199802241002.KAA14323@linda.lfix.co.uk>
In-reply-to: Message from mickyb@es.co.nz (Michael Beattie) of Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:27:16 +1300. <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980224162329.378C-100000@omnic.rumpus.net>

Michael Beattie wrote:
  >
  >Is there any significant difference between /bin|/sbin and
  >/usr/bin|/usr/sbin ??? I am just interested as to why there are two bin
  >and sbin directorys.

Stuff in /usr may not be present when the machine first boots - if /usr is
a separate partition.  Programs in /bin and /sbin are needed in single user
mode when /usr is not mounted.


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