Linux c'est complètement sbin.
September 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Linux c'est complètement sbin.
Rob Landley wrote what I believe to be the most accurate historical retelling of how we ended up with a mess on the file system. That retelling also has a lesson at the end about bureaucracy :) lists.busybox.net/pipermail/bu...
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split
lists.busybox.net
March 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Rob Landley wrote what I believe to be the most accurate historical retelling of how we ended up with a mess on the file system. That retelling also has a lesson at the end about bureaucracy :) lists.busybox.net/pipermail/bu...
/usr/sbin/catd
a proposed scientific name for domesticated cats was "felis daemon". dude must have had a cat
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
/usr/sbin/catd
I just realized I've committed changes to both /bin and /sbin this week
February 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I just realized I've committed changes to both /bin and /sbin this week
March 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
!summon @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social -t now -fire="bring it" -config=/usr/sbin/flatpack/youweremadeforthis.bitchslap
July 24, 2026 at 8:56 AM
!summon @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social -t now -fire="bring it" -config=/usr/sbin/flatpack/youweremadeforthis.bitchslap
what if we just moved it all to /sbin/userland
September 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
what if we just moved it all to /sbin/userland
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split
buff.ly/XRxnGH9
<- where Unix (including Linux) got the cryptic 3- and 4-letter directory names from. They mostly are not really acronyms, but backronyms: post-hoc justifications for cryptic names that later got repurposed.
buff.ly/XRxnGH9
<- where Unix (including Linux) got the cryptic 3- and 4-letter directory names from. They mostly are not really acronyms, but backronyms: post-hoc justifications for cryptic names that later got repurposed.
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split
buff.ly/XRxnGH9
<- where Unix (including Linux) got the cryptic 3- and 4-letter directory names from. They mostly are not really acronyms, but backronyms: post-hoc justifications for cryptic names that later got repurposed.
buff.ly/XRxnGH9
<- where Unix (including Linux) got the cryptic 3- and 4-letter directory names from. They mostly are not really acronyms, but backronyms: post-hoc justifications for cryptic names that later got repurposed.
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin split (2010) | Discussion
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin , usr/sbin split
lists.busybox.net
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Understanding the bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin split (2010) | Discussion
sBin signal... detected
July 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
sBin signal... detected
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
this is why you don't tell baby linux users to use arch lol
July 29, 2026 at 10:49 PM
this is why you don't tell baby linux users to use arch lol
In our new indie game, you play as Bink - a sword-wielding adventurer going out into the world of Byrule to rescue brincess Belda. Use your bookshot and blade sbin abtack to defeat boktoroks at the bbeach after you bwash ashore from a bhipwreck.
"Bink's Not Asleep Anymore", on Switch 2 this summer.
"Bink's Not Asleep Anymore", on Switch 2 this summer.
June 16, 2026 at 1:37 AM
In our new indie game, you play as Bink - a sword-wielding adventurer going out into the world of Byrule to rescue brincess Belda. Use your bookshot and blade sbin abtack to defeat boktoroks at the bbeach after you bwash ashore from a bhipwreck.
"Bink's Not Asleep Anymore", on Switch 2 this summer.
"Bink's Not Asleep Anymore", on Switch 2 this summer.
(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "0 8 * * * /sbin/reboot"; echo "0 22 * * * /sbin/reboot") | crontab -
March 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "0 8 * * * /sbin/reboot"; echo "0 22 * * * /sbin/reboot") | crontab -
Most important things are in /usr/sbin or in the initramfs, so you can fix that. It is more like deleting the program files on Windows (system32 is more /usr/lib imo)
September 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Most important things are in /usr/sbin or in the initramfs, so you can fix that. It is more like deleting the program files on Windows (system32 is more /usr/lib imo)
/sbin/init carrying all the linux user processes
https://eu-isoe-west-1.com/@possumeveryhour/117312690749607259
https://eu-isoe-west-1.com/@possumeveryhour/117312690749607259
PossumEveryHour (@possumeveryhour@eu-isoe-west-1.com)
Attached: 1 image
eu-isoe-west-1.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
/sbin/init carrying all the linux user processes
https://eu-isoe-west-1.com/@possumeveryhour/117312690749607259
https://eu-isoe-west-1.com/@possumeveryhour/117312690749607259
And could potentially be replaced with anything. For those who hate themselves:
cp /sbin/nologin /bin/sh
cp /sbin/nologin /bin/sh
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And could potentially be replaced with anything. For those who hate themselves:
cp /sbin/nologin /bin/sh
cp /sbin/nologin /bin/sh
once i moved /usr onto nfs, and it was only later that i realised mount.nfs was in /usr/sbin
September 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
once i moved /usr onto nfs, and it was only later that i realised mount.nfs was in /usr/sbin
/binと/sbinはそれぞれ/usr/binと/usr/sbinへのsymlinkとなっている昨今ですが、さらに/usr/sbinも/usr/binへのsymlinkにしようという動きがFedoraであるそうです。まぁ/usr/binだけで良いというのは確かにそうかもしれない。
Fedora 40 Plans To Unify /usr/bin & /usr/sbin - Phoronix
www.phoronix.com
December 30, 2023 at 2:25 PM
/binと/sbinはそれぞれ/usr/binと/usr/sbinへのsymlinkとなっている昨今ですが、さらに/usr/sbinも/usr/binへのsymlinkにしようという動きがFedoraであるそうです。まぁ/usr/binだけで良いというのは確かにそうかもしれない。
/usr/bin/local/wtfsh -> /usr/sbin/irb
August 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
/usr/bin/local/wtfsh -> /usr/sbin/irb
wenn ich gros sbin will cso cool seinw ie steraight edge bubbel auf bsky
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
wenn ich gros sbin will cso cool seinw ie steraight edge bubbel auf bsky