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Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:42:55 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Andy Kendall <andy@kendallnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Custom scripts files locations?
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On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Andy Kendall wrote:

> Where should I put any scripts I write or use for the use of all system
> users please?

Depends on what they're for; 'man hier' describes the general rules.

> For example in the FreeBSD Manual in section 9.4.3.2 there's a script 
> for Network Printing; where should this reside please?

The print filter scripts shown there are placed in /usr/local/libexec. 
They're not really general-purpose scripts, but for the use of lpd.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA