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		nofinator on Nov 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An intro to finding things in Linux If you forget what all those system directories are for (/bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, etc), another useful command is "man hier". It's a reference page for the filesystem.

philbarr on Nov 24, 2021 [–]

I can't believe I didn't know this for all these years. I was just guessing/remembering bits of info.

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