linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Grep questions

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Grep questions

Good afternoon.
Mi Jul 31 15:34:43 2013
Thank You for Email and help.

> | > | Is it better for not confuse myself to name it mybin
> | > | ?
> | >
> | > Your call.
> | *
> | OK
> | The idea is
> | doing update or start a new Linux at new computer:
> |
> | bin is looking like Linux created
> | mybin is looking: Oh, Sophie created it You have to backup this.
>
> Well, your whole home directory should be backed up.
> (Possibly excluding scratch areas like caches of temp files.)
*
Ok
Should I also back up the whole home
by changing for example from Xubuntu to Siduction?

>
> | But since it is in your home directory, it should already
> | > be obvious that it is for you.
> | >*
> | OK
>
> You should perhaps think of it more like a naming convention: "bin"
> does not mean "Linux created it"; "bin" means a directory of program
> files. Putting a "bin" in you home directory implies you made it;
> "bin" says it is for programs.
*
All folders created by me have the name
nameemail
nameurls
namepictures
So until I know all directories
it is easy for me to see
what is selfmade.

>
> Aside: historicly these were "binary" executables (like Windows
> .exe files), which is why the directory is named "bin" (the name
> is short so as to be easy to type, like "ls" instead of "list").
> These days executable scripts go in the same place; there is little
> reason to distinguish the two.
*
OK
What do I have to do
a
I create a directory and there I put all executable files.
b
I create a subfolder mybin in the dir bin like bin/mybin
and put there my executable files.
c
I think it is possibel to
make a shell file:
ffx does start firefox
as shortcut.

>
> | > No. It searches for an executable file named "dothisnow".
> | *
> | Ok.
> | But where?
> | In the path directories or the whole hd?
>
> Only in the directories named in $PATH.

*
OK
> That gives you control. Not to mention being much faster.
*
OK

Thank You
Sophie