j debert, 10.08.2012 18:28:
On 08/09/2012 10:02 PM, lynn wrote:
On 09/08/12 21:32, j debert wrote: /usr also held user directories, hence the name
"usr".
usr = Unix System Resources, it says here. . .
That may be correct. At least "officially". I vaguely recall hearing that definition of "usr". But system resources weren't kept in /usr originally.
I've heard from old fogie Unix engineers and sysadmins that /usr was called that because that's where all the users lived. I recall it being mentioned in an ATT Unix booklet as well. It also seems that three letter directory names were rather popular at the time. Unix minimalism, I guess.
Aye. There was no such thing as "/home". Home was place to go and live there, not a directory :-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org