8.3. /usr: the big one

The /usr directory is the main application storage directory. All the binary files in this directory must not be required for the system startup or maintenance, since the /usr hierarchy is very often a separate filesystem. Given its often large size, /usr has its own hierarchy of subdirectories. We will mention just a few:

There are also /usr/share/doc and /usr/share/man directories, which respectively contain application documentation and the system manual pages.


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