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From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 00:24:17 GMT
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Subject: Re: docs/21057: Little correction of hier(8)
To: Rasmus Kaj <kaj@raditex.se>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 9/5/00, 3:44:30 PM, Rasmus Kaj <kaj@raditex.se> wrote regarding Re:=20
docs/21057: Little correction of hier(8):


> >>>>> "NC" =3D=3D Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:

>  NC>  On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 02:30:20AM -0700, enderle@mdn.de wrote:
>  >> My you add a note to hier(8), that /usr comes from unix system=20
resources
>  >> not from user?

>  NC>  I've always wondered what 'usr' stood for.  Do you have a cite f=
or=20
that
>  NC>  definition?

> According to FOLDOC [1], the "user" explanation is the correct
> one. Seems sane to me, as the "unix system resourses" (such as
> /kernel, /dev, /bin, /etc) lives outside /usr ...

> Might the case be that "Unix System Resources" is an
> afterconstruction? Or is it just so unknown that even FOLDOC has it
> wrong?

> 1 http://ftp.sunet.se/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=3Dusr



Dear Rasmus Kaj,

I can't recall exactly when and where I read about "usr" and "Unix=20
System Resources" (once upon a time ...)    =20

I have chanced to recover one of the sources -- although I am not sure=20
it is the most authoritative :-)=20
http://www.vmunix.com/fbsd-book/book.phtml, 10.3 Step 2) Allocate=20
Filesystem Space:

<blockquote>

/usr

    The bulk of the system is contained in the /usr, or UNIX System=20
Resources directory. Depending on your systems intended use and
    available disk space, you should reserve at least 100M for the=20
/usr directory. Usually you would allocate the most disk space for=20
this
    partition.

</blockquote>

Misconception ? Afterconstruction ? Quot homines, tot sententiae ?
Where is the etymon, ie the "truth" ? :-)

Best regards,
Salvo





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