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Manual page for HIER(7)

hier - file system hierarchy

DESCRIPTION

The following outline gives a quick tour through a typical SunOS file system hierarchy:

/: root directory of the file system
/dev/: devices (Section 4)

MAKEDEV: shell script to create special files
MAKEDEV.local: site specific part of MAKEDEV
console: main system console, console.4s
drum: paging device, drum.4
*mem: memory special files, mem.4s
null: null file or data sink, null.4
pty[p-z]*: pseudo terminal controllers, pty.4
tty[ab]: CPU serial ports, zs.4s
tty[0123][0-f]: MTI serial ports mti.4s
tty[hijk][0-f]: ALM-2 serial ports mcp.4s
tty[p-z]*: pseudo terminals, pty.4
vme*: VME bus special files, mem.4s
win: window system special files, win.4s
xy*: disks, xy.4s
rxy*: raw disk interfaces, xy.4s
...

/etc/: system-specific maintenance and data files

dumpdates: dump history, dump.8
exports: table of file systems exportable with NFS, exports.5
fstab: file system configuration table, fstab.5
group: group file, group.5
hosts: host name to network address mapping file, hosts.5
hosts.equiv: list of trusted systems, hosts.equiv.5
motd: message of the day, login.1
mtab: mounted file table, mtab.5
networks: network name to network number mapping file, networks.5
passwd: password file, passwd.5
phones: private phone numbers for remote hosts, as described in phones.5
printcap: table of printers and capabilities, printcap.5
protocols: protocol name to protocol number mapping file, protocols.5
rc: shell program to bring the system up multiuser
rc.boot: startup file run at boot time
rc.local: site dependent portion of rc
remote: names and description of remote hosts for tip.1c remote.5
services: network services definition file, services.5
ttytab: database of terminal information used by getty.8
...

/export/: directory of exported files and file systems for clients, including swap files, root, and /usr file systems
/home/: directory of mount points for remote-mounted home directories and shared file systems

user: home (initial working) directory for user

.profile: set environment for sh.1 environ.5v
.project: what you are doing (used by (finger(1))
.cshrc: startup file for csh.1
.exrc: startup file for ex.1
.plan: what your short-term plans are (used by finger.1
.rhosts: host equivalence file for rlogin.1c
.mailrc: startup file for mail.1
calendar: user's datebook for calendar.1
...

/lost+found: directory for connecting detached files for fsck.8
/mnt/: mount point for file systems mounted temporarily
/sbin/: executable programs needed to mount /usr/

hostname
ifconfig
init
mount
sh

/tmp/: temporary files, usually on a fast device, see also /var/tmp/

ctm*: used by cc.1v
e*: used by ed.1
...

/var/: directory of files that tend to grow or vary in size

adm/: administrative log files

lastlog: record of recent logins, utmp.5v
lpacct: line printer accounting lpr.1
messages: system messages
tracct: phototypesetter accounting, troff.1
utmp: table of currently logged in users, utmp.5v
vaacct, vpacct: varian and versatec accounting vtroff.1 pac.8
wtmp: login history, utmp.5v
...

preserve/: editor temporaries preserved here after crashes/hangups
spool/: delayed execution files

cron/: used by cron.8
lpd/: used by lpr.1

lock: present when line printer is active
cf*: copy of file to be printed, if necessary
df*: control file for print job
tf*: transient control file, while lpr is working

mail/: mailboxes for mail.1

name: mail file for user name
name.lock: lock file while name is receiving mail

mqueue/: mail queue for sendmail.8
secretmail/: like mail/, but used by xsend.1
uucp/: work files and staging area for uucp.1c

LOGFILE: summary log
LOG.*: log file for one transaction

...

tmp/: temporary files, to keep /tmp/ small

raster: used by plot.1g
stm*: used by sort.1v
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yp/: Network Information Service (NIS) database files, ypfiles.5

/usr/: general-purpose directory, usually a mounted file system

bin/: utility programs

as: assembler, as.1
cc: C compiler executive, c.f. /usr/lib/ccom, /usr/lib/cpp, /usr/lib/c2
csh: the C-shell, csh.1
sh: the Bourne shell, sh.1
...

demo/: demonstration programs
diag/: system tests and diagnostics
dict/: word lists, etc.

spellhist: history file for spell.1
words: principal word list, used by look.1
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etc/: system administration programs; c.f. section 8

catman: update preformatted man pages, catman.8
cron: the clock daemon, cron.8
dump: file system backup program dump.8
getty: part of login.1 getty.8
in.comsat: biff server (incoming mail daemon), comsat.8c
init: the parent of all processes, init.8
mount: mount.8
yp/: NIS programs

ypinit: build and install NIS database, ypinit.8
yppush: force propagation of a changed NIS map, yppush.8
ypset: point ypbind at a particular server, ypset.8
...

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games/

backgammon
lib/: library directory for game scores, etc.

quiz.k/: what quiz.6 knows

africa: countries and capitals
index: category index
...

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hosts/: symbolic links to rsh.1c for commonly accessed remote hosts
include/: standard #include files

a.out.h: object file layout, a.out.5
images/: icon images
machine/: header files from /usr/share/sys/sys/machine; may be a symbolic link
math.h: intro.3m
net/: header files from /usr/share/sys/sys/net; may be a symbolic link
nfs/: header files used in the Network File System (NFS)
stdio.h: standard I/O, intro.3
sys/: kernel header files, c.f. /usr/share/sys/sys
...

lib/: object libraries, compiler program binaries, and other data

ccom: C compiler proper
cpp: C preprocessor
c2: C code improver
eign: list of English words to be ignored by ptx.1
font/: fonts for troff.1

ftR: Times Roman
ftB: Times Bold
...

libc.a: system calls, standard I/O, etc. (2,3,3S)
libm.a: math library, intro.3m
lint/: utility files for lint

lint[12]: subprocesses for lint.1v
llib-lc: dummy declarations for /usr/lib/libc.a, used by lint.1v
llib-lm: dummy declarations for /usr/lib/libm.a
...

units: conversion tables for units.1
uucp/: programs and data for uucp.1c

L.sys: remote system names and numbers
uucico: the real copy program
...

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local/: locally maintained software
old/: obsolete and unsupported programs
pub/: publicly readable data files
sccs/: binaries of programs that compose the source code control system (SCCS)
src/: system source code tree
stand/: standalone programs (not run under the Sun Operating System)
share/: architecture independent files

lib/: architecture independent data files

termcap: description of terminal capabilities, termcap.5
tmac/: macros for troff.1

tmac.an: macros for man.7
tmac.s: macros for ms.7
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man/: on-line reference manual pages, man.1

man?/: source files (nroff(1)) for sections 1 through 8 of the manual

as.1
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cat?/: preformatted pages for sections 1 through 8 of the manual
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sys/: SunOS kernel source and object modules

ucb/: binaries of programs developed at the University of California, Berkeley

ex: line-oriented editor for experienced users, ex.1
vi: screen-oriented editor, vi.1
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/vmunix: the SunOS kernel binary

BUGS

The locations of files are subject to change without notice; the organization of your file system may vary.

This list is incomplete.

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed.

hier - file system hierarchy

DESCRIPTION

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BUGS