[TAG] 2cent tip

Joey Prestia joey at linuxamd.com
Fri Jun 6 20:56:50 MSD 2008


Thomas Bonham wrote:
> Ben Okopnik wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 09:13:47AM -0700, Joey Prestia wrote:
>>   
>>> I take it a step farther and make it executable and put it in the path
>>> of system commands like /bin/ and this way it can be called from anywhere.
>>>     
>>  
>> In my opinion, it would be a mistake to add things to '/bin' - that's
>> why we have '/usr/local/bin'.
>>  
>>
>>   
> I second this part here. I don't think you should put anything you write 
> in /bin. I think everything should go into /usr/local/bin or create 
> something with in your home directory and then add it to your path.

Thats what I really like about this list. Is with the other input you
get you can apply to your ways to improve and enhance ones ways of doing
things. One must just remember to not get offended and accept the
correction in the constructive way it is intended. I know I do.


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