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Old 12-27-2005
Question Difference between /bin, /usr/bin, /sbin ?

Hi All,

Can somebody tell me the difference between /bin, /usr/bin, /sbin ?

Thanx in advance,
Saneesh Joseph
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Old 12-27-2005
This page describes them all:

http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html
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Old 12-27-2005
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Hi,

That cud help me out very much.

Many thanx,
Saneesh Joseph.
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Old 12-27-2005
Mr.

/bin, /usr/bin, /sbin are diffrent directories under root directory,
bin directory is for placing exe files,
sbin directory, file for browser ,

Any Exe file placed in bin directory we can access directly from any path.

With Regards,
Vinod
 
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