Hi, /usr/bin is a standard directory on Linux-like operating systems. It contains most of the executable files (I.E. ready-to-run programs) that are not needed for booting. I.E. repairing or starting a system.
/usr/bin is one of the major subdirectories within /usr. /usr is also one of the largest directories, in terms of disk space consumption, of the standard first tier directory in the root directory, where most standard programs are kept along with online manuals and most libraries. It also contains a huge selection of code commonly used by programs within those libraries. It contains more than 1900 executable files on a typical system. One you will probably recognize is "finger", "find" and "clear". This is how I see it, at any rate. Someone feel free to correct me. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:15 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Thanks for the explanation. Ah, so that's waht /jusr/bin is. I'm getting to > grips with Terminal slowly, so it's nice to learn new things. > > Thanks again > > TC > James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny > On 14 Mar 2010, at 19:05, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Hi James, >> >> There's a whole other world of mac OS that you don't see. All the drivers >> for your hardware for example aren't stored in your aplications folder. >> They are probably located in something like /usr/bin, which you don't have >> access to using the GUI. >> >> So suppose you need to install something like acapella voices. You can't >> just throw one file into your applications folder. If you did that, how >> would programs that use speech on your mac know that you had new acapella >> voices? so you have to install the infovox application in your applications >> file. Then you need the voice files to go into /usr/bin or whereever voice >> files reside on your mac, then you need an acapella driver to go into your >> driver cache. Because of the complexity of that particular program it needs >> to get into parts of the OS that normal users don't have access to. Most >> mac programs don't need that level of access, so we can thump them in and >> out and around without harming the OS. >> >> Best, >> >> erik burggraaf >> A+ certified technician and user support consultant. >> Phone: 888-255-5194 >> Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2010-03-14, at 2:32 PM, James & Nash wrote: >> >>> Hi William, >>> >>> 99% of the time, sending applications to the Trash is exactly the right way >>> to go about removing them. There are sometimes support files and >>> application preferences floating around, and if you know where to look to >>> get rid of them then feel free. But leaving them on the system isn't going >>> to do any harm. The other 1% of the time, you may need to run an >>> uninstaller. But the vast majority of applications do not use one. In fact, >>> I'm not sure why certain apps do. Perhaps they are just too big to be >>> contained in a disk image. >>> >>> You should also remember , that because Mac OS X is based upon UNIX, there >>> is no Registry to worry about. You won't find pesky bits of redundant >>> application related stuff all over your system. >>> >>> TC >>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >>> On 14 Mar 2010, at 17:43, William Windels wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Jes, >>>> I have successfully removed the shortcuts/icons from the doc, so far so >>>> good. >>>> I have not really a problem with this icons on the doc but, I only want to >>>> take care about my actual install of mac osx and for that , I want to be >>>> shore that: >>>> removing programs by moving them to the trash , is a good , save and >>>> efficient way of removing programs. >>>> Also, I want to know if apple trap is sufficient and enough to keep my >>>> computer clean without parts of programs on my system after removing them. >>>> On windows, after installing and uninstalling alot of programs , the >>>> system becomes slow and inefficiënt because of some parts of the programs >>>> in shared components, rules in the registry , inactive shortcuts... >>>> Because of this , you need sometimes to re-install your windows to delete >>>> all that rubish. >>>> >>>> So, I want to know if mac is doing better and if apple trap is enough to >>>> do this task. >>>> >>>> best regards, >>>> William >>>> Op 14-mrt-2010, om 18:22 heeft Jess het volgende geschreven: >>>> >>>>> I have now removed all the items in the trash and the elements of >>>>> microsoft office (for the mac), are still on the dock. Is this normal? >>>>> Yep, gotta love Microsoft. Even though you removed some big bloated >>>>> program, they leave little traces of it around, even on your Mac. Try >>>>> going to the dock and removing the appropriate items. Let us know if that >>>>> fixes your problem. >>>>> Jes >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:11 PM, William Windels wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>> I have a question about removing programs: >>>>>> I have deleted programs with the program apple trap. >>>>>> The program, this is a plugin for the system prefferences, was active >>>>>> and I simply putted the programs in the trash. >>>>>> >>>>>> Perhaps I have done something wrong while removing microsoft office with >>>>>> apptrap? >>>>>> I think, all files are selected by default to remove? >>>>>> >>>>>> I have now removed all the items in the trash and the elements of >>>>>> microsoft office (for the mac), are still on the dock. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Is this normal? >>>>>> >>>>>> best regards, >>>>>> William >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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