Re: /usr/local/bin vs /usr/local/sbin

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, Eric "Shubes" wrote:

> What's the 's' supposed to stand for? System (as in OS)?
> Where should application scripts go by convention? Somewhere referenced by
> $PATH I'm imagining. /usr/local/bin?


Um, good guesses on the 'security' and 'system' fronts, but traditionally
(think old UNIX conventions here), the 's' in sbin stands for 'static'. It
is intended as the place for static-compiled binaries (as opposed to
dynamic-compiled binaries). Static binaries would also be best for
functions like booting and system recovery, since during those tasks
libraries and linkers may not be available/functioning.

--
~Jay


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