Why do /usr and /tmp directories for Linux miss vowels in their spellings?
I have often started to think about this but never found a good answer. Why are these two Unix directories not /user and /temp instead?
directory-structure
Standard and/or common directories on Unix/Linux OSes
Coming from the Windows world, I have found the majority of the folder directory names to be quite intuitive:
Where in “/” should extra permanent disks be mounted?
According to Wikipedia
What are the alternatives to the FHS?
I’m a long time Linux user for over 15 years but one thing I hate with a passion is the mandated directory structure. I don’t like that /usr/bin is the dumping ground for binaries or libs in /usr/lib, /usr/lib32, /usr/libx32, /lib, /lib32 etc… Random stuff in /usr/share etc. It’s dumb and confusing. But some like it and tastes differ.
Standard location for holding software source files
Is there a standard location in Linux for holding source files for example OpenSSL. I am building Nginx from source with non default version of OpenSSL. I need to download and untar OpenSSL and I did it in home directory. Now, I wonder is there a standard location in Linux maybe /opt ?
What are the advantages of the Unix file system structure
If I install an application in Linux for example Debian/Gnu Linux, the files of the applications are copied to many different directories in the file system.
Where should I copy-paste-install software to?
I’m installing IntelliJ, and the readme tells me to choose an installation folder. Where is a good, standard place to put installed programs?
Is there a –parents option for mv like for cp?
cp has a useful feature --parents that allows a file’s directory structure to be copied to another directory:
Find the total size of certain files within a directory branch
Assume there’s an image storage directory, say, ./photos/john_doe, within which there are multiple subdirectories, where many certain files reside (say, *.jpg). How can I calculate a summary size of those files below the john_doe branch?
Is it possible to specify a path in which a directory name is variable?
Asking this question on mpv player and dvds, I stumbled into a more generic question: is it generally possible to specify a path in which one of the directory names is variable?