libexec directory?

[Anders F Björklund]

N_Ox wrote:

>> I'm curious what is the logic for having two separate directories one 
>> named "libexec" and the other named "bin"?
>
> From porthier(7):
>                      libexec/  system daemons & system utilities 
> (executed by
>                                other programs)

Also noteworthy is that "libexec" is a UNIX/BSD standard, and that it 
isn't in the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). Thus, on some 
distributions (e.g. RedHat) you'll find the programs in their upstream 
location of "libexec" and on other distributions (e.g. Debian) you'll 
find the programs randomized between "lib/$name" and "sbin". Quite 
intriguing...

If you're into that sort of thing, you can also find out the 
differences between "sbin" and "bin". Or "/usr" and "/usr/local".

--anders