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Say I have created a bash script, which will make an ftp user, mount some paths for that user, etc. Where in the file system it would be proper to place? It would be good to have some resource clearly explaining the file system hierarchy.
Pablo
Posted 2010-09-06T07:23:30.063
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A Google search for "Linux file system hierarchy" will turn up several documents, including this one.
Where you put your script depends on who the intended user is. If it is just you, put it in ~/bin and make sure ~/bin is in your PATH. If any user on the system should be able to run the script, put it in /usr/local/bin.
Don't put scripts you write yourself in /bin or /usr/bin. Those directories are intended for programs managed by the operating system.
garyjohn
Posted 2010-09-06T07:23:30.063
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4I'm using Ubuntu and found that
~/binwill be automatically included in your$PATHonce the folder is created. There are lines in.profile:if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi– Kenneth L – 2014-08-26T09:11:33.753Thanks! For others as inexperienced as me: (1) you either need to log out and back in after creating ~/bin , or run
source ~/.profilebefore ~/bin gets added to your PATH (2) you also have to runchmod u+x ~/bin/<your script>to give yourself privilege to execute it. – WillC – 2017-04-06T00:28:15.1006
Here is a direct link to the home of the documentation.
– Paused until further notice. – 2010-09-06T08:37:56.860