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I never understood the title for /usr. Now I do. Thanks!
It’s just short for “user;” “User System Resources” is probably a backronym.
I always thought it stood for user. I even say it that way.
This email explains it in detail: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2010-December/074114.html
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/usrstands foruserThat's what I'd always thought. Thanks for correcting the bad info from the image. I'd hate to carry that bad info forward.