UNIX system directories
/-
the source of the file system (called the root directory)
/stand-
contains programs and data files used in the booting process
/sbin-
contains essential executables used in the booting process
and in manual system recovery
/dev-
contains special files
that represent peripheral devices,
such as:
console
|
console
|
lp
|
line printer
|
term/
|
user terminal(s)
|
dsk/
|
disks
|
/dev/fd-
contains files accessible through file descriptors
/etc-
contains machine-specific administrative configuration files
and system administration databases
/home-
the root of a subtree for user directories
/tmp-
contains temporary files,
such as the buffers created for editing a file
/var-
the root of a subtree for varying files such as log files
/usr-
contains other directories, including lib and bin
/usr/bin-
contains many executable programs and utilities, including the following:
cat
date
login
grep
mkdir
who
/usr/lib-
contains libraries for programs and languages
/proc-
contains files which provide access to the image of each active
process in the system
For a review of the directories and files in UnixWare 7, see
``System directories and files''.
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