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Subject: Re: Partitioning 3.5 G HD for FreeBSD
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Greg Lehey writes:
 > There's no reason to have separate file systems for /usr/src and
 > /usr/local.  Some people prefer a separate /var file system, but I
 > don't recommend that either.  Instead create a directory /usr/var and
 > make /var a symlink to that directory.

I like to split things out into different partitions, because it can
make it easier to back up filesystems if one's disks are larger than a
single tape's capacity.