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# 1  
Old 08-18-2008
File system.
Hello all,

I have simple question but for me it's verry important since with it we can have clear vision for all file system and their meaning.

So, my question is: could you please tell me what is the role for eache these partions:
/var
/usr
/bin
/sbin
/export
/dev

and for what are using?
because for each system we find these file system, and under each one of them there are several files, configurations, ... so it's not easy to remember the containing of each one unless to know and understand their roles !

Thanks for your usual support.
# 2  
Old 08-18-2008
from man hier:

Code:
/var   This directory contains files which may change in size, such as spool and log files.
/usr   This  directory  is  usually  mounted  from a separate partition.  It should hold only sharable, read-only data, so that it can be mounted by various machines running Linux.
/bin   This directory contains executable programs which are needed in single user mode and to bring the system up or repair it.
/sbin  Like /bin, this directory holds commands needed to boot the system, but which are usually not executed by normal users.
/dev   Special or device files, which refer to physical devices.  See mknod(1).

You probably have some similar man file in solaris.
# 3  
Old 08-18-2008
Thanks redoubtable, but it still not clear the containing for each file system !

By the way, how can i get this information from my system? I mean this "man file"
# 4  
Old 08-18-2008
I did that on gentoo (Linux), just checked "hier" man file doesn't exist on solaris 10. I'm not sure I understand your question. "not clear the contaning for each file system" ? You want to know exactly what type of information is stored in those directories?
# 5  
Old 08-18-2008
Yeah, I want to know what type of informations are stored in these directories.

Btw, i'm using solaris 8, so "hiar" exist on solaris 8?

Thx.
# 6  
Old 08-18-2008
I'm afraid solaris 8 also lacks "hier" man file. Anyway, tell me exactly which directories you didn't quite understood well enough from my first post please.
# 7  
Old 08-19-2008
"hier" is quite a poor man page name. Solaris has "man filesystem" for the same purpose.
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