[SOLVED] accidentally deleted /bin

easydizzy · 2018-08-31 05:39:32

I accidentally deleted /bin instead of ./bin. I haven't rebooted yet. I wonder if there is a quick way to recover it? Thanks.

Last edited by easydizzy (2018-08-31 06:13:43)

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 05:45:14

Is /usr/bin still there?

easydizzy · 2018-08-31 05:47:33

jasonwryan wrote:

Is /usr/bin still there?

Yes, /usr/bin is fine.

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 05:48:15

bin/ is a symlink to usr/bin.

easydizzy · 2018-08-31 05:51:51

jasonwryan wrote:

bin/ is a symlink to usr/bin.

Okay. So I only need to restore symlink to /usr/bin ?

Will the following work?

ln -s /usr/bin /bin

Last edited by easydizzy (2018-08-31 05:53:33)

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 05:56:58

Then reinstall the filesystem package.

easydizzy · 2018-08-31 06:10:35

pacman -S filesystem

seems enough (it created the symlink for me). Not sure if I need to symlink maunnally

Last edited by easydizzy (2018-08-31 06:11:11)

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