1HIER(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual HIER(7)
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6 hier - file system hierarchy
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9 The following outline gives a quick tour through a representative
10 directory hierarchy.
11 / root
13 /vmunix
14 the kernel binary (UNIX itself)
15 /lost+found
16 directory for connecting detached files for fsck(8)
17 /dev/ devices (4)
18 MAKEDEV
19 shell script to create special files
20 MAKEDEV.local
21 site specific part of MAKEDEV
22 console
23 main console, tty(4)
24 tty* terminals, tty(4)
25 hp* disks, hp(4)
26 rhp* raw disks, hp(4)
27 up* UNIBUS disks up(4)
28 ...
29 /bin/ utility programs, cf /usr/bin/ (1)
30 as assembler
31 cc C compiler executive, cf /lib/ccom, /lib/cpp, /lib/c2
32 csh C shell
33 ...
34 /lib/ object libraries and other stuff, cf /usr/lib/
35 libc.a system calls, standard I/O, etc. (2,3,3S)
36 ...
37 ccom C compiler proper
38 cpp C preprocessor
39 c2 C code improver
40 ...
41 /etc/ essential data and maintenance utilities; sect (8)
42 dump dump program dump(8)
43 passwd password file, passwd(5)
44 group group file, group(5)
45 motd message of the day, login(1)
46 termcap
47 description of terminal capabilities, termcap(5)
48 ttytype
49 table of what kind of terminal is on each port,
50 ttytype(5)
51 mtab mounted file table, mtab(5)
52 dumpdates
53 dump history, dump(8)
54 fstab file system configuration table fstab(5)
55 disktab
56 disk characteristics and partition tables, disktab(5)
57 hosts host name to network address mapping file, hosts(5)
58 networks
59 network name to network number mapping file, networks(5)
60 protocols
61 protocol name to protocol number mapping file,
62 protocols(5)
63 services
64 network services definition file, services(5)
65 remote names and description of remote hosts for tip(1C),
66 remote(5)
67 phones private phone numbers for remote hosts, as described in
68 phones(5)
69 ttys properties of terminals, ttys(5)
70 getty part of login, getty(8)
71 init the parent of all processes, init(8)
72 rc shell program to bring the system up
73 rc.local
74 site dependent portion of rc
75 cron the clock daemon, cron(8)
76 mount mount(8)
77 ...
78 /sys/ system source
79 h/ header (include) files
80 acct.h acct(5)
81 stat.h stat(2)
82 ...
83 sys/ machine independent system source
84 init_main.c
85 uipc_socket.c
86 ufs_syscalls.c
87 ...
88 conf/ site configuration files
89 GENERIC
90 ...
91 net/ general network source
92 netinet/
93 DARPA Internet network source
94 netimp/
95 network code related to use of an IMP
96 if_imp.c
97 if_imphost.c
98 if_imphost.h
99 ...
100 vax/ source specific to the VAX
101 locore.s
102 machdep.c
103 ...
104 vaxuba/
105 device drivers for hardware which resides on the UNIBUS
106 uba.c
107 dh.c
108 up.c
109 ...
110 vaxmba/
111 device drivers for hardware which resides on the MASBUS
112 mba.c
113 hp.c
114 ht.c
115 ...
116 vaxif network interface drivers for the VAX
117 if_en.c
118 if_ec.c
119 if_vv.c
120 ...
121 /tmp/ temporary files, usually on a fast device, cf /usr/tmp/
122 e* used by ed(1)
123 ctm* used by cc(1)
124 ...
125 /usr/ general-pupose directory, usually a mounted file system
126 adm/ administrative information
127 wtmp login history, utmp(5)
128 messages
129 hardware error messages
130 tracct phototypesetter accounting, troff(1)
131 lpacct line printer accounting lpr(1)
132 vaacct, vpacct
133 varian and versatec accounting vpr(1), vtroff(1),
134 pac(8)
135 /usr /bin
136 utility programs, to keep /bin/ small
137 tmp/ temporaries, to keep /tmp/ small
138 stm* used by sort(1)
139 raster used by plot(1G)
140 dict/ word lists, etc.
141 words principal word list, used by look(1)
142 spellhist
143 history file for spell(1)
144 games/
145 hangman
146 lib/ library of stuff for the games
147 quiz.k/
148 what quiz(6) knows
149 index category index
150 africa countries and capitals
151 ...
152 ...
153 ...
154 include/
155 standard #include files
156 a.out.h
157 object file layout, a.out(5)
158 stdio.h
159 standard I/O, intro(3S)
160 math.h (3M)
161 ...
162 sys/ system-defined layouts, cf /sys/h
163 net/ symbolic link to sys/net
164 machine/
165 symbolic link to sys/machine
166 ...
167 lib/ object libraries and stuff, to keep /lib/ small
168 atrun scheduler for at(1)
169 lint/ utility files for lint
170 lint[12]
171 subprocesses for lint(1)
172 llib-lc
173 dummy declarations for /lib/libc.a, used by
174 lint(1)
175 llib-lm
176 dummy declarations for /lib/libc.m
177 ...
178 struct/
179 passes of struct(1)
180 ...
181 tmac/ macros for troff(1)
182 tmac.an
183 macros for man(7)
184 tmac.s macros for ms(7)
185 ...
186 font/ fonts for troff(1)
187 ftR Times Roman
188 ftB Times Bold
189 ...
190 uucp/ programs and data for uucp(1C)
191 L.sys remote system names and numbers
192 uucico the real copy program
193 ...
194 units conversion tables for units(1)
195 eign list of English words to be ignored by ptx(1)
196 /usr/ man/
197 volume 1 of this manual, man(1)
198 man0/ general
199 intro introduction to volume 1, ms(7) format
200 xx template for manual page
201 man1/ chapter 1
202 as.1
203 mount.1m
204 ...
205 ...
206 cat1/ preformatted pages for section 1
207 ...
208 msgs/ messages, cf msgs(1)
209 bounds highest and lowest message
210 new/ binaries of new versions of programs
211 preserve/
212 editor temporaries preserved here after crashes/hangups
213 public/
214 binaries of user programs - write permission to everyone
215 spool/ delayed execution files
216 at/ used by at(1)
217 lpd/ used by lpr(1)
218 lock present when line printer is active
219 cf* copy of file to be printed, if necessary
220 df* daemon control file, lpd(8)
221 tf* transient control file, while lpr is
222 working
223 uucp/ work files and staging area for uucp(1C)
224 LOGFILE
225 summary log
226 LOG.* log file for one transaction
227 mail/ mailboxes for mail(1)
228 name mail file for user name
229 name.lock
230 lock file while name is receiving mail
231 secretmail/
232 like mail/
233 uucp/ work files and staging area for uucp(1C)
234 LOGFILE
235 summary log
236 LOG.* log file for one transaction
237 mqueue/
238 mail queue for sendmail(8)
239 wd initial working directory of a user, typically wd is the
240 user's login name
241 .profile
242 set environment for sh(1), environ(7)
243 .project
244 what you are doing (used by ( finger(1) )
245 .cshrc startup file for csh(1)
246 .exrc startup file for ex(1)
247 .plan what your short-term plans are (used by finger(1)
248 )
249 .netrc startup file for various network programs
250 .msgsrc
251 startup file for msgs(1)
252 .mailrc
253 startup file for mail(1)
254 calendar
255 user's datebook for calendar(1)
256 doc/ papers, mostly in volume 2 of this manual, typically in
257 ms(7) format
258 as/ assembler manual
259 c C manual
260 ...
261 /usr/ src/
262 source programs for utilities, etc.
263 bin/ source of commands in /bin
264 as/ assembler
265 ar.c source for ar(1)
266 ...
267 usr.bin/
268 source for commands in /usr/bin
269 troff/ source for nroff and troff(1)
270 font/ source for font tables,
271 /usr/lib/font/
272 ftR.c Roman
273 ...
274 term/ terminal characteristics tables,
275 /usr/lib/term/
276 tab300.c
277 DASI 300
278 ...
279 ...
280 ucb source for programs in /usr/ucb
281 games/ source for /usr/games
282 lib/ source for programs and archives in /lib
283 libc/ C runtime library
284 csu/ startup and wrapup routines needed
285 with every C program
286 crt0.s regular startup
287 mcrt0.s
288 modified startup for cc -p
289 sys/ system calls (2)
290 access.s
291 brk.s
292 ...
293 stdio/ standard I/O functions (3S)
294 fgets.c
295 fopen.c
296 ...
297 gen/ other functions in (3)
298 abs.c
299 ...
300 net/ network functions in (3N)
301 gethostbyname.c
302 ...
303 local/ source which isn't normally distributed
304 new/ source for new versions of commands and library
305 routines
306 old/ source for old versions of commands and library
307 routines
308 ucb/ binaries of programs developed at UCB
309 ...
310 edit editor for beginners
311 ex command editor for experienced users
312 ...
313 mail mail reading/sending subsystem
314 man on line documentation
315 ...
316 pi Pascal translator
317 px Pascal interpreter
318 ...
319 vi visual editor
321 ls(1), apropos(1), whatis(1), whereis(1), finger(1), which(1),
322 ncheck(8), find(1), grep(1)
324 The position of files is subject to change without notice.
3254th Berkeley Distribution May 20, 1985 HIER(7)