HIER(7) BSD Miscellaneous Information Manual HIER(7)
NAME
hier -- layout of filesystems
DESCRIPTION
A historical sketch of the filesystem hierarchy. The modern OS X filesystem is documented in the ``File System Programming Guide'' available
on Apple Developer.
/ root directory of the filesystem
/bin/ user utilities fundamental to both single-user and multi-user environments
/dev/ block and character device files
fd/ file descriptor files; see fd(4)
/etc/ system configuration files and scripts
/mach_kernel kernel executable (the operating system loaded into memory at boot time).
/sbin/ system programs and administration utilities fundamental to both single-user and multi-user environments
/tmp/ temporary files
/usr/ contains the majority of user utilities and applications
bin/ common utilities, programming tools, and applications
include/ standard C include files
arpa/ C include files for Internet service protocols
hfs/ C include files for HFS
machine/ machine specific C include files
net/ misc network C include files
netinet/ C include files for Internet standard protocols; see inet(4)
nfs/ C include files for NFS (Network File System)
objc/ C include files for Objective-C
protocols/ C include files for Berkeley service protocols
sys/ system C include files (kernel data structures)
ufs/ C include files for UFS
lib/ archive libraries
libexec/ system daemons & system utilities (executed by other programs)
local/ executables, libraries, etc. not included by the basic operating system
sbin/ system daemons & system utilities (executed by users)
share/ architecture-independent data files
calendar/ a variety of pre-fab calendar files; see calendar(1)
dict/ word lists; see look(1)
web2 words from Webster's 2nd International
words common words
man/ manual pages
misc/ misc system-wide ascii text files
mk/ templates for make; see make(1)
skel/ example . (dot) files for new accounts
tabset/ tab description files for a variety of terminals; used in the termcap file; see termcap(5)
zoneinfo/ timezone configuration information; see tzfile(5)
/var/ multi-purpose log, temporary, transient, and spool files
at/ timed command scheduling files; see at(1)
backups/ misc. backup files
db/ misc. automatically generated system-specific database files
log/ misc. system log files
mail/ user mailbox files
run/ system information files describing various info about system since it was booted
utmpx database of current users; see utmpx(5)
rwho/ rwho data files; see rwhod(8), rwho(1), and ruptime(1)
spool/ misc. printer and mail system spooling directories
mqueue/ undelivered mail queue; see sendmail(8)
tmp/ temporary files that are kept between system reboots
folders/ per-user temporary files and caches
SEE ALSO
ls(1), apropos(1), whatis(1), whereis(1), finger(1), which(1), find(1), grep(1), fsck(8)
HISTORY
A hier manual page appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.
BSD
July 23, 2007 BSD
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HIER(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual HIER(7)
NAME
hier - file system hierarchy
DESCRIPTION
A tour through the Minix directory hierarchy.
/ root
/bin/ Utility programs, cf /usr/bin/ (1)
cat Show files, cat(1)
sh Shell, sh(1)
mount Mount file systems, mount(8)
...
/boot Boot Monitor, monitor(8)
/dev/ devices (4)
console
Main console, tty(4)
tty* Terminals, tty(4)
hd* Hard disk, hd(4)
fd* Floppy disk, fd(4)
...
/etc/ System configuration and data files, cf /usr/etc/ (1,5,8)
ethers Ethernet addresses database, ethers(5)
fstab File system table, fstab(5)
group Groups database, group(5)
hostname.file
Name of the local system, usage(5)
hosts TCP/IP hosts database, hosts(5)
hosts.equiv
Network equivalent hosts, hosts.equiv(5)
keymap Keymap for custom keyboard, loadkeys(8)
motd Message of the day, login(1)
mtab Mounted file system table, fstab(5)
passwd User database, passwd(5)
psdatabase
Kernel info for ps command, ps(1)
profile
System wide shell profile, sh(1)
rc System startup script, boot(8)
resolv.conf
TCP/IP domain name system, resolv.conf(5)
services
TCP/IP names to services, services(5)
shadow Shadow password database, passwd(5)
termcap
Terminal type descriptions, termcap(5)
ttys Active terminals, init(8)
ttytype
Terminal types, login(1)
utmp User login database, login(1)
...
/minix
Minix kernel image, monitor(8)
/tmp/ Small, short-lived temporary files, cf /usr/tmp/
/usr/ Home directories and more system files
adm/ System administration files (1,5,8)
wtmp
User logins and logouts, login(1)
...
ast/ Honorary home directory of Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Also new user initial files
user/ Home directory of user
.ashrc Ash (shell) startup, ash(1)
.ellepro.b1
Elle (editor) startup (compiled), elle(1)
.ellepro.e
Elle (editor) startup (text), elle(1)
.exrc Ex/vi (editor) startup, ex(1)
.profile
Custom user shell profile, sh(1)
.rhosts Remote user permission file, rhosts(5)
...
bin/ User programs
cc C compiler, cc(1)
cp Copy files, cp(1)
ls List files, ls(1)
man Show manual pages, man(1)
...
etc/ More system data files, cf /etc (8)
...
include/
C-compiler include files
minix/ Minix kernel include files
...
...
lib/ Compiler libraries and other support stuff
cawf/ Text formatter support files, cawf(1)
crontab
Cron jobs, cron(8)
dict/ Word lists
words American English word list, look(1)
...
libc.a C library (Minix-8086 only), cc(1)
arch Per architecture compiler binaries and
libaries, cc(1)
...
local/ Local software, cf /usr/
bin/ Local utilities
man/ Local manual pages
src/ Local sources
...
man/ Manual pages, man(1)
cat*/ Preformatted manual pages
man0/ Section 0, Book style user commands
man1/ User commands
man2/ System calls
man3/ Library routines
man4/ Device files
man5/ File formats
man6/ Games
man7/ Miscellaneous
man8/ System utilities
whatis Table of manual pages, whatis(5)
...
mdec/
boot Bootstrap code, installboot(8)
...
preserve/
Saved elvis editor buffers, elvprsv(8), elvrec(1)
spool/ Mail and command spooling
at/ At jobs, at(1)
past/ Completed at jobs
mail/ Mail drops, mail(1)
user Mailbox of user
...
...
src/ System and command sources (home of bin)
LICENSE
Minix license to use
commands/
Utility sources
crclist
CRC checksums of the source tree, srccrc(8)
lib/ Library sources
fs/ File system
inet/ TCP/IP task
kernel/
Kernel
mm/ Memory manager
boot/ Boot Monitor
tools/ Kernel image making tools, tools(8)
tmp/ Large temporary files
SEE ALSO
ls(1), man(1), find(1), grep(1), checkhier(8).
NOTES
Not all of the directories and files shown are present. They must be created as needed.
BUGS
Many of the listed manual references do not yet exist.
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
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