Specific Directory Safe for Scripts

carlosinfl · 09-09-2008, 02:07 PM

I have a few shell scripts written in bash & was moving them to a new server and I was wondering if it makes any difference where I add them? Is there a specific directory where one "generally" places scripts that are run via cron?

Obviously in crontab, I add the full path of the script but I want to know if there is a general rule of thumb as to where it is safe to place scripts.

CRC123 · 09-09-2008, 02:10 PM

Generally you place all you're personal scripts in your home directories bin folder (~/bin) if it has one.

carlosinfl · 09-09-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRC123

Generally you place all you're personal scripts in your home directories bin folder (~/bin) if it has one.

No, my users home directory is empty minus hidden files. I generally also don't run the scripts as a specific user but as root so I would basically just be throwing them in my home directory, right?

matthewg42 · 09-09-2008, 02:12 PM

If you are the system admin, /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin would seem to be good places. If you are not an admin, a sub-directory called "bin" under your HOME directory is quite common.

Another location is /opt/bin or /opt/packagename/bin where "packagename" is the name of some app or other.

See the Linux FHS for fully descriptions of these directories.

carlosinfl · 09-09-2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewg42

If you are the system admin, /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/sbin would seem to be good places. If you are not an admin, a sub-directory called "bin" under your HOME directory is quite common.

Another location is /opt/bin or /opt/packagename/bin where "packagename" is the name of some app or other.

See the Linux FHS for fully descriptions of these directories.

Thanks. That about sums it up!