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Re:Jd – JSON Diff and Patch by conkeisterdoor on Monday September 09, 2024 @10:51AM (#41489056)
TIL after so many years that /usr isn't an abbreviation of "user". "UNIX/user system resources" makes a lot more sense in retrospect. Guess I should have RTFM a long time ago!
Re:Jd – JSON Diff and Patch by dunham on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:14AM (#41489295)
It looks like that's a newer interpretation than the original:

> As such, some people may now refer to this directory as meaning 'User System Resources' and not 'user' as was originally intended.

https://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/usr.htm...