Difference in /bin and /usr/bin
 

What is the difference in these two directories?

Thanks - :scratch:

Parroting what he read from some other posts.....
It's "tradition"
Linux derives from Unix, which has robust multi-user capabilities as a core strength.

Some directories were intended for "system" files--others for things of more interest to users.

You can find */bin and */sbin directories all over the place--it is simply where the binaries are kept to avoid having them clutter up other directories.

I think on TLDP (The Linux Documentation Project) there is a writeup on what goes where in a "typical" Linux directory setup.

I keep this bookmarked for reference
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html