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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of HIER</TITLE>
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<H1>HIER</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (7)<BR>Updated: 2017-11-26<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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hier - description of the filesystem hierarchy
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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A typical Linux system has, among others, the following directories:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><I>/</I>
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<DD>
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This is the root directory.
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This is where the whole tree starts.
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<DT id="2"><I>/bin</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains executable programs which are needed in
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single user mode and to bring the system up or repair it.
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<DT id="3"><I>/boot</I>
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<DD>
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Contains static files for the boot loader.
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This directory holds only
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the files which are needed during the boot process.
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The map installer
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and configuration files should go to
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<I>/sbin</I>
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and
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<I>/etc</I>.
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The operating system kernel (initrd for example) must be located in either
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<I>/</I>
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or
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<I>/boot</I>.
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<DT id="4"><I>/dev</I>
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<DD>
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Special or device files, which refer to physical devices.
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See
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+mknod">mknod</A></B>(1).
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<DT id="5"><I>/etc</I>
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<DD>
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Contains configuration files which are local to the machine.
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Some
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larger software packages, like X11, can have their own subdirectories
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below
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<I>/etc</I>.
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Site-wide configuration files may be placed here or in
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<I>/usr/etc</I>.
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Nevertheless, programs should always look for these files in
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<I>/etc</I>
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and you may have links for these files to
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<I>/usr/etc</I>.
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<DT id="6"><I>/etc/opt</I>
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<DD>
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Host-specific configuration files for add-on applications installed
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in
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<I>/opt</I>.
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<DT id="7"><I>/etc/sgml</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains the configuration files for SGML (optional).
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<DT id="8"><I>/etc/skel</I>
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<DD>
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When a new user account is created, files from this directory are
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usually copied into the user's home directory.
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<DT id="9"><I>/etc/X11</I>
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<DD>
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Configuration files for the X11 window system (optional).
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<DT id="10"><I>/etc/xml</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains the configuration files for XML (optional).
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<DT id="11"><I>/home</I>
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<DD>
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On machines with home directories for users, these are usually beneath
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this directory, directly or not.
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The structure of this directory
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depends on local administration decisions (optional).
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<DT id="12"><I>/lib</I>
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<DD>
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This directory should hold those shared libraries that are necessary
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to boot the system and to run the commands in the root filesystem.
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<DT id="13"><I>/lib<qual></I>
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<DD>
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These directories are variants of
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<I>/lib</I>
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on system which support more than one binary format requiring separate
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libraries (optional).
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<DT id="14"><I>/lib/modules</I>
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<DD>
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Loadable kernel modules (optional).
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<DT id="15"><I>/lost+found</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains items lost in the filesystem.
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These items are usually chunks of files mangled as a consequence of
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a faulty disk or a system crash.
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<DT id="16"><I>/media</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains mount points for removable media such as CD
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and DVD disks or USB sticks.
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On systems where more than one device exists
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for mounting a certain type of media,
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mount directories can be created by appending a digit
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to the name of those available above starting with '0',
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but the unqualified name must also exist.
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<DT id="17"><I>/media/floppy[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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Floppy drive (optional).
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<DT id="18"><I>/media/cdrom[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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CD-ROM drive (optional).
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<DT id="19"><I>/media/cdrecorder[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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CD writer (optional).
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<DT id="20"><I>/media/zip[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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Zip drive (optional).
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<DT id="21"><I>/media/usb[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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USB drive (optional).
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<DT id="22"><I>/mnt</I>
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<DD>
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This directory is a mount point for a temporarily mounted filesystem.
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In some distributions,
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<I>/mnt</I>
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contains subdirectories intended to be used as mount points for several
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temporary filesystems.
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<DT id="23"><I>/opt</I>
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<DD>
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This directory should contain add-on packages that contain static files.
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<DT id="24"><I>/proc</I>
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<DD>
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This is a mount point for the
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<I>proc</I>
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filesystem, which provides information about running processes and
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the kernel.
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This pseudo-filesystem is described in more detail in
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?5+proc">proc</A></B>(5).
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<DT id="25"><I>/root</I>
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<DD>
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This directory is usually the home directory for the root user (optional).
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<DT id="26"><I>/sbin</I>
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<DD>
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Like
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<I>/bin</I>,
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this directory holds commands needed to boot the system, but which are
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usually not executed by normal users.
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<DT id="27"><I>/srv</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains site-specific data that is served by this system.
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<DT id="28"><I>/sys</I>
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<DD>
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This is a mount point for the sysfs filesystem, which provides information
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about the kernel like
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<I>/proc</I>,
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but better structured, following the formalism of kobject infrastructure.
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<DT id="29"><I>/tmp</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains temporary files which may be deleted with no
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notice, such as by a regular job or at system boot up.
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<DT id="30"><I>/usr</I>
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<DD>
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This directory is usually mounted from a separate partition.
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It should hold only shareable, read-only data, so that it can be mounted
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by various machines running Linux.
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<DT id="31"><I>/usr/X11R6</I>
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<DD>
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The X-Window system, version 11 release 6 (optional).
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<DT id="32"><I>/usr/X11R6/bin</I>
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<DD>
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Binaries which belong to the X-Window system; often, there is a
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symbolic link from the more traditional
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<I>/usr/bin/X11</I>
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to here.
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<DT id="33"><I>/usr/X11R6/lib</I>
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<DD>
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Data files associated with the X-Window system.
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<DT id="34"><I>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11</I>
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<DD>
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These contain miscellaneous files needed to run X; Often, there is a
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symbolic link from
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<I>/usr/lib/X11</I>
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to this directory.
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<DT id="35"><I>/usr/X11R6/include/X11</I>
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<DD>
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Contains include files needed for compiling programs using the X11
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window system.
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Often, there is a symbolic link from
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<I>/usr/include/X11</I>
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to this directory.
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<DT id="36"><I>/usr/bin</I>
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<DD>
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This is the primary directory for executable programs.
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Most programs
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executed by normal users which are not needed for booting or for
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repairing the system and which are not installed locally should be
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placed in this directory.
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<DT id="37"><I>/usr/bin/mh</I>
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<DD>
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Commands for the MH mail handling system (optional).
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<DT id="38"><I>/usr/bin/X11</I>
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<DD>
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is the traditional place to look for X11 executables; on Linux, it
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usually is a symbolic link to
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<I>/usr/X11R6/bin</I>.
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<DT id="39"><I>/usr/dict</I>
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<DD>
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Replaced by
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<I>/usr/share/dict</I>.
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<DT id="40"><I>/usr/doc</I>
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<DD>
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Replaced by
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<I>/usr/share/doc</I>.
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<DT id="41"><I>/usr/etc</I>
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<DD>
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Site-wide configuration files to be shared between several machines
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may be stored in this directory.
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However, commands should always
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reference those files using the
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<I>/etc</I>
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directory.
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Links from files in
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<I>/etc</I>
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should point to the appropriate files in
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<I>/usr/etc</I>.
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<DT id="42"><I>/usr/games</I>
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<DD>
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Binaries for games and educational programs (optional).
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<DT id="43"><I>/usr/include</I>
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<DD>
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Include files for the C compiler.
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<DT id="44"><I>/usr/include/bsd</I>
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<DD>
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BSD compatibility include files (optional).
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<DT id="45"><I>/usr/include/X11</I>
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<DD>
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Include files for the C compiler and the X-Window system.
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This is
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usually a symbolic link to
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<I>/usr/X11R6/include/X11</I>.
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<DT id="46"><I>/usr/include/asm</I>
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<DD>
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Include files which declare some assembler functions.
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This used to be a
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symbolic link to
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<I>/usr/src/linux/include/asm</I>.
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<DT id="47"><I>/usr/include/linux</I>
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<DD>
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This contains information which may change from system release to
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system release and used to be a symbolic link to
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<I>/usr/src/linux/include/linux</I>
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to get at operating-system-specific information.
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<DT id="48"><DD>
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(Note that one should have include files there that work correctly with
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the current libc and in user space.
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However, Linux kernel source is not
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designed to be used with user programs and does not know anything
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about the libc you are using.
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It is very likely that things will break
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if you let
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<I>/usr/include/asm</I>
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and
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<I>/usr/include/linux</I>
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point at a random kernel tree.
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Debian systems don't do this
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and use headers from a known good kernel
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version, provided in the libc*-dev package.)
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<DT id="49"><I>/usr/include/g++</I>
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<DD>
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Include files to use with the GNU C++ compiler.
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<DT id="50"><I>/usr/lib</I>
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<DD>
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Object libraries, including dynamic libraries, plus some executables
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which usually are not invoked directly.
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More complicated programs may
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have whole subdirectories there.
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<DT id="51"><I>/usr/lib<qual></I>
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<DD>
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These directories are variants of
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<I>/usr/lib</I>
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on system which support more than one binary format requiring separate
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libraries, except that the symbolic link
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<I>/usr/lib<qual>/X11</I>
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is not required (optional).
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<DT id="52"><I>/usr/lib/X11</I>
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<DD>
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The usual place for data files associated with X programs, and
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configuration files for the X system itself.
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On Linux, it usually is
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a symbolic link to
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<I>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11</I>.
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<DT id="53"><I>/usr/lib/gcc-lib</I>
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<DD>
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contains executables and include files for the GNU C compiler,
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+gcc">gcc</A></B>(1).
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<DT id="54"><I>/usr/lib/groff</I>
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<DD>
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Files for the GNU groff document formatting system.
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<DT id="55"><I>/usr/lib/uucp</I>
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<DD>
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Files for
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+uucp">uucp</A></B>(1).
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<DT id="56"><I>/usr/local</I>
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<DD>
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This is where programs which are local to the site typically go.
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<DT id="57"><I>/usr/local/bin</I>
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<DD>
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Binaries for programs local to the site.
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<DT id="58"><I>/usr/local/doc</I>
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<DD>
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Local documentation.
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<DT id="59"><I>/usr/local/etc</I>
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<DD>
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Configuration files associated with locally installed programs.
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<DT id="60"><I>/usr/local/games</I>
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<DD>
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Binaries for locally installed games.
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<DT id="61"><I>/usr/local/lib</I>
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<DD>
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Files associated with locally installed programs.
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<DT id="62"><I>/usr/local/lib<qual></I>
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<DD>
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These directories are variants of
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<I>/usr/local/lib</I>
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on system which support more than one binary format requiring separate
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libraries (optional).
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<DT id="63"><I>/usr/local/include</I>
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<DD>
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Header files for the local C compiler.
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<DT id="64"><I>/usr/local/info</I>
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<DD>
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Info pages associated with locally installed programs.
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<DT id="65"><I>/usr/local/man</I>
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<DD>
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Man pages associated with locally installed programs.
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<DT id="66"><I>/usr/local/sbin</I>
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<DD>
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Locally installed programs for system administration.
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<DT id="67"><I>/usr/local/share</I>
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<DD>
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Local application data that can be shared among different architectures
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of the same OS.
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<DT id="68"><I>/usr/local/src</I>
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<DD>
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Source code for locally installed software.
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<DT id="69"><I>/usr/man</I>
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<DD>
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Replaced by
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<I>/usr/share/man</I>.
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<DT id="70"><I>/usr/sbin</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains program binaries for system administration
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which are not essential for the boot process, for mounting
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<I>/usr</I>,
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or for system repair.
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<DT id="71"><I>/usr/share</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains subdirectories with specific application data, that
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can be shared among different architectures of the same OS.
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Often one finds stuff here that used to live in
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<I>/usr/doc</I>
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or
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<I>/usr/lib</I>
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or
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<I>/usr/man</I>.
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<DT id="72"><I>/usr/share/dict</I>
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<DD>
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Contains the word lists used by spell checkers (optional).
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<DT id="73"><I>/usr/share/dict/words</I>
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<DD>
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List of English words (optional).
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<DT id="74"><I>/usr/share/doc</I>
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<DD>
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Documentation about installed programs (optional).
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<DT id="75"><I>/usr/share/games</I>
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<DD>
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Static data files for games in
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<I>/usr/games</I>
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(optional).
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<DT id="76"><I>/usr/share/info</I>
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<DD>
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Info pages go here (optional).
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<DT id="77"><I>/usr/share/locale</I>
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<DD>
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Locale information goes here (optional).
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<DT id="78"><I>/usr/share/man</I>
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<DD>
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Manual pages go here in subdirectories according to the man page sections.
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<DT id="79"><I>/usr/share/man/<locale>/man[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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These directories contain manual pages for the
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specific locale in source code form.
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Systems which use a unique language and code set for all manual pages
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may omit the <locale> substring.
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<DT id="80"><I>/usr/share/misc</I>
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<DD>
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Miscellaneous data that can be shared among different architectures of the
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same OS.
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<DT id="81"><I>/usr/share/nls</I>
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<DD>
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The message catalogs for native language support go here (optional).
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<DT id="82"><I>/usr/share/sgml</I>
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<DD>
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Files for SGML (optional).
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<DT id="83"><I>/usr/share/sgml/docbook</I>
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<DD>
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DocBook DTD (optional).
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<DT id="84"><I>/usr/share/sgml/tei</I>
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<DD>
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TEI DTD (optional).
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<DT id="85"><I>/usr/share/sgml/html</I>
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<DD>
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HTML DTD (optional).
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<DT id="86"><I>/usr/share/sgml/mathtml</I>
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<DD>
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MathML DTD (optional).
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<DT id="87"><I>/usr/share/terminfo</I>
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<DD>
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The database for terminfo (optional).
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<DT id="88"><I>/usr/share/tmac</I>
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<DD>
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Troff macros that are not distributed with groff (optional).
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<DT id="89"><I>/usr/share/xml</I>
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<DD>
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Files for XML (optional).
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<DT id="90"><I>/usr/share/xml/docbook</I>
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<DD>
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DocBook DTD (optional).
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<DT id="91"><I>/usr/share/xml/xhtml</I>
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<DD>
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XHTML DTD (optional).
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<DT id="92"><I>/usr/share/xml/mathml</I>
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<DD>
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MathML DTD (optional).
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<DT id="93"><I>/usr/share/zoneinfo</I>
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<DD>
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Files for timezone information (optional).
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<DT id="94"><I>/usr/src</I>
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<DD>
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Source files for different parts of the system, included with some packages
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for reference purposes.
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Don't work here with your own projects, as files
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below /usr should be read-only except when installing software (optional).
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<DT id="95"><I>/usr/src/linux</I>
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<DD>
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This was the traditional place for the kernel source.
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Some distributions put here the source for the default kernel they ship.
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You should probably use another directory when building your own kernel.
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<DT id="96"><I>/usr/tmp</I>
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<DD>
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Obsolete.
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This should be a link
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to
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<I>/var/tmp</I>.
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This link is present only for compatibility reasons and shouldn't be used.
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<DT id="97"><I>/var</I>
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<DD>
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This directory contains files which may change in size, such as spool
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and log files.
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<DT id="98"><I>/var/account</I>
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<DD>
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Process accounting logs (optional).
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<DT id="99"><I>/var/adm</I>
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<DD>
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This directory is superseded by
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<I>/var/log</I>
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and should be a symbolic link to
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<I>/var/log</I>.
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<DT id="100"><I>/var/backups</I>
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<DD>
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Reserved for historical reasons.
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<DT id="101"><I>/var/cache</I>
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<DD>
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Data cached for programs.
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<DT id="102"><I>/var/cache/fonts</I>
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<DD>
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Locally-generated fonts (optional).
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<DT id="103"><I>/var/cache/man</I>
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<DD>
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Locally-formatted man pages (optional).
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<DT id="104"><I>/var/cache/www</I>
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<DD>
|
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WWW proxy or cache data (optional).
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<DT id="105"><I>/var/cache/<package></I>
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<DD>
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Package specific cache data (optional).
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<DT id="106"><I>/var/catman/cat[1-9]</I> or <I>/var/cache/man/cat[1-9]</I>
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<DD>
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These directories contain preformatted manual pages according to their
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|
man page section.
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(The use of preformatted manual pages is deprecated.)
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<DT id="107"><I>/var/crash</I>
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<DD>
|
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System crash dumps (optional).
|
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<DT id="108"><I>/var/cron</I>
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<DD>
|
|
Reserved for historical reasons.
|
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<DT id="109"><I>/var/games</I>
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<DD>
|
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Variable game data (optional).
|
|
<DT id="110"><I>/var/lib</I>
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|
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<DD>
|
|
Variable state information for programs.
|
|
<DT id="111"><I>/var/lib/hwclock</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
State directory for hwclock (optional).
|
|
<DT id="112"><I>/var/lib/misc</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Miscellaneous state data.
|
|
<DT id="113"><I>/var/lib/xdm</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
X display manager variable data (optional).
|
|
<DT id="114"><I>/var/lib/<editor></I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Editor backup files and state (optional).
|
|
<DT id="115"><I>/var/lib/<name></I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
These directories must be used for all distribution packaging support.
|
|
<DT id="116"><I>/var/lib/<package></I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
State data for packages and subsystems (optional).
|
|
<DT id="117"><I>/var/lib/<pkgtool></I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Packaging support files (optional).
|
|
<DT id="118"><I>/var/local</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Variable data for
|
|
<I>/usr/local</I>.
|
|
|
|
<DT id="119"><I>/var/lock</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Lock files are placed in this directory.
|
|
The naming convention for
|
|
device lock files is
|
|
<I>LCK..<device></I>
|
|
|
|
where
|
|
<I><device></I>
|
|
|
|
is the device's name in the filesystem.
|
|
The format used is that of HDU UUCP lock files, that is, lock files
|
|
contain a PID as a 10-byte ASCII decimal number, followed by a newline
|
|
character.
|
|
<DT id="120"><I>/var/log</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Miscellaneous log files.
|
|
<DT id="121"><I>/var/opt</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Variable data for
|
|
<I>/opt</I>.
|
|
|
|
<DT id="122"><I>/var/mail</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Users' mailboxes.
|
|
Replaces
|
|
<I>/var/spool/mail</I>.
|
|
|
|
<DT id="123"><I>/var/msgs</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Reserved for historical reasons.
|
|
<DT id="124"><I>/var/preserve</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Reserved for historical reasons.
|
|
<DT id="125"><I>/var/run</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Run-time variable files, like files holding process identifiers (PIDs)
|
|
and logged user information
|
|
<I>(utmp)</I>.
|
|
|
|
Files in this directory are usually cleared when the system boots.
|
|
<DT id="126"><I>/var/spool</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled (or queued) files for various programs.
|
|
<DT id="127"><I>/var/spool/at</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled jobs for
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+at">at</A></B>(1).
|
|
|
|
<DT id="128"><I>/var/spool/cron</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled jobs for
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+cron">cron</A></B>(8).
|
|
|
|
<DT id="129"><I>/var/spool/lpd</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled files for printing (optional).
|
|
<DT id="130"><I>/var/spool/lpd/printer</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spools for a specific printer (optional).
|
|
<DT id="131"><I>/var/spool/mail</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Replaced by
|
|
<I>/var/mail</I>.
|
|
|
|
<DT id="132"><I>/var/spool/mqueue</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Queued outgoing mail (optional).
|
|
<DT id="133"><I>/var/spool/news</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spool directory for news (optional).
|
|
<DT id="134"><I>/var/spool/rwho</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled files for
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+rwhod">rwhod</A></B>(8)
|
|
|
|
(optional).
|
|
<DT id="135"><I>/var/spool/smail</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled files for the
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+smail">smail</A></B>(1)
|
|
|
|
mail delivery program.
|
|
<DT id="136"><I>/var/spool/uucp</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Spooled files for
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+uucp">uucp</A></B>(1)
|
|
|
|
(optional).
|
|
<DT id="137"><I>/var/tmp</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Like
|
|
<I>/tmp</I>,
|
|
|
|
this directory holds temporary files stored for an unspecified duration.
|
|
<DT id="138"><I>/var/yp</I>
|
|
|
|
<DD>
|
|
Database files for NIS,
|
|
formerly known as the Sun Yellow Pages (YP).
|
|
</DL>
|
|
<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
|
|
<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
|
|
|
|
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, Version 2.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
|
|
<H2>BUGS</H2>
|
|
|
|
This list is not exhaustive; different systems may be configured
|
|
differently.
|
|
<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
|
|
<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
|
|
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+find">find</A></B>(1),
|
|
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+ln">ln</A></B>(1),
|
|
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?5+proc">proc</A></B>(5),
|
|
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+file-hierarchy">file-hierarchy</A></B>(7),
|
|
|
|
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+mount">mount</A></B>(8)
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
|
|
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
|
|
<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
|
|
<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
|
|
|
|
This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
|
|
<I>man-pages</I>
|
|
|
|
project.
|
|
A description of the project,
|
|
information about reporting bugs,
|
|
and the latest version of this page,
|
|
can be found at
|
|
<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
|
|
<P>
|
|
|
|
<HR>
|
|
<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
|
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<DL>
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<DT id="139"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
|
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<DT id="140"><A HREF="#lbAC">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
|
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<DT id="141"><A HREF="#lbAD">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
|
|
<DT id="142"><A HREF="#lbAE">BUGS</A><DD>
|
|
<DT id="143"><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
|
|
<DT id="144"><A HREF="#lbAG">COLOPHON</A><DD>
|
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</DL>
|
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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