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> The only "fixed" file should be /usr/bin/env, all the rest should be in /System

Modern macOS separates things that are protected by System Integrity Protection and are unalterable (checksummed) in /System. Everything else, including user-customizable system components go in /Library.

Modern macOS file structure is highly organized and easy to reason about if you have even a beginner’s understanding of its security implementation.



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