tlug: specifying executable file names such as emacs

[Craig Oda <craigoda@example.com>]

Hello,
under debian, there is a directory called /etc/alternatives/ that
contains symbolic links such as emacs, vi, awk, cc, xemacs, jed.  The
links are attached to the actual executable under /usr/bin which might 
be called jvim, jed-ja, or emacs20-dl-canna.  This is a convenient way to
keep multiple copies of a program such as emacs on a system.  
Instead of typing jvim, I can type vi if I use jvim a lot.  Alternately,
the link can be set to nvi-I18N if I like nvi better than vim.  

I was wondering if Red Hat had this type of standardized location of
storing symbolic links to programs.  Or, are the symbolic links
simply stored in /usr/bin/ along with the actual executable?

REgards,
Craig
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