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From: hdm@demon.net (Dominic Mitchell)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 20:56:29 GMT
Organization: Demon Internet Ltd.
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Earlier, nds <nickshreders@cjnetworks.com> wrote:
> > > >   /bin
> > > >   /sbin
> > > >   /usr/bin
> > > >   /usr/sbin
> > >
> > > bin is binaries. But sbin?
> > > strange binaries? :-)
> > 
> > I've come across several variations:
> > 
> > System Binaries
> > Static Binaries
> > Single-user Binaries
> > 
> > On balance, I'd probably go with "static".
>  
> The first one is more correct, System Binaries, why? Because only the
> sysadmin should be using the programs that are in there.

Like /sbin/ping, you mean?  The one that users never ever need to use?  :-)

-Dom
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