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What is the difference between /usr/local/bin & /usr/local/sbin
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I wrote a simple script which I want to share with my colleagues.
Should it be in /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin? What is the typical usage for these directories?
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I wrote a simple script which I want to share with my colleagues.
Should it be in /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin? What is the typical usage for these directories?
linux directory
edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
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asked Feb 17 '10 at 4:43
Jérôme KervielJérôme Kerviel
7113
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I wrote a simple script which I want to share with my colleagues.
Should it be in /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin? What is the typical usage for these directories?
linux directory
edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
176k27321651
asked Feb 17 '10 at 4:43
Jérôme KervielJérôme Kerviel
7113
I wrote a simple script which I want to share with my colleagues.
Should it be in /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin? What is the typical usage for these directories?
linux directory
linux directory
edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
176k27321651
asked Feb 17 '10 at 4:43
Jérôme KervielJérôme Kerviel
7113
edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
176k27321651
asked Feb 17 '10 at 4:43
Jérôme KervielJérôme Kerviel
7113
edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
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edited 53 secs ago
Michael Hampton♦
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edited 53 secs ago
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/usr/local/bin is for programs that a normal user may run.
/usr/local/sbin is for system administration programs (which are not part of the core OS) that a local administrator may run. By default, a normal user does not have /usr/local/sbin on their path.
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The information you seek is available many places, one of which is http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
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/usr/local/bin is for programs that a normal user may run.
/usr/local/sbin is for system administration programs (which are not part of the core OS) that a local administrator may run. By default, a normal user does not have /usr/local/sbin on their path.
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/usr/local/bin is for programs that a normal user may run.
/usr/local/sbin is for system administration programs (which are not part of the core OS) that a local administrator may run. By default, a normal user does not have /usr/local/sbin on their path.
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/usr/local/bin is for programs that a normal user may run.
/usr/local/sbin is for system administration programs (which are not part of the core OS) that a local administrator may run. By default, a normal user does not have /usr/local/sbin on their path.
answered Feb 17 '10 at 8:33
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/usr/local/bin is for programs that a normal user may run.
/usr/local/sbin is for system administration programs (which are not part of the core OS) that a local administrator may run. By default, a normal user does not have /usr/local/sbin on their path.
answered Feb 17 '10 at 8:33
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The information you seek is available many places, one of which is http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
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The information you seek is available many places, one of which is http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
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The information you seek is available many places, one of which is http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
answered Feb 17 '10 at 4:51
John GardeniersJohn Gardeniers
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The information you seek is available many places, one of which is http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
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