[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
[Author Index (this month)][Thread Index (this month)][Top of Archive]

Re: Synonym for binary file?

Subject: Re: Synonym for binary file?
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 10:23:32 -0800


Decker Wong-Godfrey wrote:

Finally, although the /bin directory does, in fact stand for "binary," it is
not necessarily an accurate reflection of colloquial understanding. Because
/usr stands for UNIX System Resources, it doesn't necessarily mean that the
directory's name necessarily has anything to do with what people commonly
regard as system resources for the UNIX operating system
I should have made clear that I was talking in terms of the filesystem hierarchy standards. The directories are named for what is supposed to be in them. In practice, there are many small departures from the standards. But the overall tendency generally falls fairly close to the standards.

--
Bruce Byfield bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com 604.421.7177
http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield


"It's a brittle charm, but the lady's had enough,
Still she wrote her number on your paper cuff,
It's hard to know when to start and when to stop,
Her pillow talk is nothing more than talking shop."
- Elvis Costello, "The Deportee Club"



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Order RoboHelp Office X3 by March 14 and receive a $100 mail-in rebate,
plus FREE WebHelp Merge Module and FREE iMarkup Software, for a
total giveaway value of $439! Order today at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

Help celebrate TECHWR-L's 10th Anniversary starting this month!
Check out the contests at http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/special/contests/
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday TECHWR-L....

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.


References:
RE: Synonym for binary file?: From: Decker Wong-Godfrey

Previous by Author: Re: Synonym for binary file?
Next by Author: Re: Perceptually true, Technically wrong, Pedantically Geeky?
Previous by Thread: RE: Synonym for binary file?
Next by Thread: Re: Synonym for binary file?

[Top of Archive] | [Author Index (this month)] | [Thread Index (this month)]

What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:

Sponsored Ads