<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>eTTYmology · Texcavator</title><link>https://texcavator.dev</link><description>Where a name, path, word or key binding comes from. Short pieces about why things are called what they are called.</description><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://texcavator.dev/ettymology/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Why /usr exists</title><link>https://texcavator.dev/ettymology/why-usr-exists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://texcavator.dev/ettymology/why-usr-exists</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The first Unix disk on the PDP-11 filled up, so the system spilled onto a second one. That is where /bin and /usr/bin come from.</description><category>unix</category><category>filesystems</category></item></channel></rss>