05-27-2011
The difference between /usr and /opt is the implementation of SVR4 file system paradigm...where from / you would separate static files layout from dynamic files layout...
/usr is where you expect to find OS libs binaries and documentation
/opt should be dedicated to applications...
You would have:
/opt/<appname>/bin
/opt/<appname>/lib
/opt/<appname>/share/man
conf files in /etc/opt/<appname>/ and logs in /var/opt/<appname>/
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mkepmlist(1) Easy Software Products mkepmlist(1)
NAME
mkepmlist - make an epm list file from a directory.
SYNOPSIS
mkepmlist [ -g group ] [ -u user ] [ --prefix directory ] directory [ ... directory ]
DESCRIPTION
mkepmlist recursively generates file list entries for files, links, and directories. The file list is send to the standard output.
The -g option overrides the group ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified group name.
The -u option overrides the user ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified user name.
The --prefix option adds the specified directory to the destination path. For example, if you installed files to "/opt/foo" and wanted to
build a distribution that installed the files in "/usr/local", the following command would generate a file list that is installed in
"/usr/local":
mkepmlist --prefix=/usr/local /opt/foo >foo.list
SEE ALSO
epm(1) - create software packages
epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file
epm.list(5) - epm list file format
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