On UNIX, the boot code is traditionally found in the directory /usr/mdec
. Some modern UNIX variants keep this tradition up (e.g. OpenBSD) while others have changed the directory layout (e.g. FreeBSD). I was able to find a /usr/mdec
directory in 5th edition UNIX, but not in any of the incomplete earlier versions. No explanation for the name is given.
Where does the name /usr/mdec
come from and what does it mean?
dec
part was chosen because the code is DEC-specific... – Stephen Kitt Jul 31 '18 at 13:22mdec
in V4. – Stephen Kitt Jul 31 '18 at 13:31