hier(5) DG/UX 5.4.2 hier(5)
NAME
hier - DG/UX file system hierarchy
DESCRIPTION
The following outline gives a quick tour through a representative
directory hierarchy. The basis of the outline is the DG/UX operating
system. It is not exhaustive.
/ root
/admin
typical home directory for sysadm
/bin a symbolic link to /usr/bin
/dev/ devices (7)
console system console
dsk/* logical disks
error the error device, error(7)
kmem logical kernel memory
lp line printer, lp(7)
mem physical memory
mt/* magnetic tapes
null the null device; i.e., the "bit bucket"
pdsk/* physical disks
rdsk/* raw logical disks
rmt/* raw magnetic tapes
rpdsk/* raw physical disks
tty[0-9]* terminals, ttcompat(7)
ttyp[0-9]* pseudo terminals
...
/dgux the kernel binary (DG/UX System itself)
/etc/ essential data and maintenance utilities; section (1M)
cron.d main cron directory also containing scheduler for
at(1)
default directory containing defaults for various programs
cron file specifying actions for cron(1M) to take
...
dumpdates dump history, dump(1M)
erm/ directory containing error message files
ermes file containing text of system error
messages referenced by perror(3C)
...
fstab file system configuration table, fstab(4)
group group file, group(4)
getty initial part of login sequence, getty(1M)
hosts host name to network address mapping file, hosts(4)
init.d scripts for rc.d directories init(1M), rc(1M)
inittab the init configuration table, inittab(4)
login.csh global csh(1) startup script, csh(1)
mnttab mounted file table, mnttab(4)
motd message of the day, login(1)
networks network name to network number mapping file,
networks(4)
passwd password file, passwd(4)
profile global sh(1) startup script, sh(1)
protocols protocol name to protocol number mapping file,
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rc.init shell program to enter init states (0, 1, ...),
init(1M), rc(1M)
rc[S0123456i].d
links to init.d scripts for actions in init states,
init(1M), rc(1M)
services network services definition file, services(4)
ttydefs terminal modes for getty, ttydefs(4)
wtmp, utmp login history, utmp(4)
...
/lib a symbolic link to /usr/lib
/lost+found
directory for connecting detached files for fsck(1M)
/sbin/
basic utilities
halt stop the system processor, halt(1M)
init the parent of all processes, init(1M)
mount mount(1M)
sh Bourne shell, sh(1)
...
/srv/ server directory
release release directory
PRIMARY directory for the primary release
root directory containing root
directories of diskless clients
swap directory containing swap space for diskless clients
...
/tmp/ temporary files, usually on a fast device, cf. /var/tmp/
e* used by ed(1)
ctm* used by cc(1)
...
/udd/ directory containing a local file system of user directories
and possibly mounted file systems of remote user directories
(name udd is optional)
local local directory containing user directories
wd user's initial working directory, typically
the user's login name
.profile
set environment for sh(1),
environ(5)
.cshrc startup file for csh(1)
.editreadrc
startup file for Editread command-
line editor
.exrc startup file for ex(1)
.mailrc startup file for mail(1)
.netrc startup file for various network
programs
calendar
user's datebook for calendar(1)
remote mounted remote directory containing user directories
/usr/ system software directory, typically read-only
bin/ utility programs
as Data General macro assembler
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cc C compiler executive, cf. /usr/lib/ccomp,
/lib/cpp
csh C shell, csh(1)
sh Bourne shell, sh(1)
...
catman/ online manual pages for man(1)
uman/ man pages for users
man0/ general: contents, permuted index
contents.0.z
index.0.z
man1/ user commands and application
programs
acctcom.1.z
alpq.1.z
...
man5/ miscellaneous features
editread.5.z
...
aman/ man pages for system managers
man1/ system maintenance commands
accept.1m.z
acct.1m.z
...
man4/ file formats for system maintenance
commands
dfm.4m.z
...
man7/ special files
alp.7.z
...
man8/ system maintenance procedures
crash.8.z
...
pman/ man pages for programmers
man1/ programmer commands
admin.1.z
ar.1.z
...
man2/ system calls
accept.2.z
access.2.z
...
man3/ runtime libraries
a64l.3c.z
...
man4/ file formats
a.out.4.z
...
man5/ miscellaneous features
ascii.5.z
...
man6/ networking protocols
dot3.6.z
...
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include/ standard #include files
a.out.h object file layout, a.out(4)
stdio.h standard I/O, intro(3)
math.h (3M)
net/ network header files
sys/ system-defined layouts
...
lib/ object libraries, etc.
acct/* account programs and shell scripts
gcc symbolic link to gcc-1
gcc-1 directory for GNU C preprocessor and
compiler
libc.a elink pointing to directory containing
system calls, standard I/O, etc. (2,3,3S)
locale directory containing locale-specific
information
...
uucp/ programs and data for uucp(1)
L.sys remote system names and numbers
uucico the real copy program
...
unittab conversion tables for units(1)
sbin/ utility programs
cron the clock server, cron(1M)
dump dump program, dump(1M)
restore restore program, restore(1M)
...
sde/ software development environment directory
m88kdguxelf
Motorola 88000 ELF binary interface, elf(3E)
usr/bin utiliy programs
usr/lib libraries
lint[12] subprocesses for lint(1)
llib-lc dummy declarations for
/lib/libc.a, used by
lint(1)
llib-lm dummy declarations for
/lib/libc.m
...
...
...
tmp/ symbolic link to /var/tmp
stm* used by sort(1)
/var/ directory to contain various writable directories
adm/ administrative information
acct/* system accounting data files
sulog log of the invocations of the su(1) command
mail/* the directory where mail messages are stored
news/* the directory where news items are stored
preserve/ editor temporaries preserved here after
crashes/hangups
spool/ delayed execution files
at/ used by at(1)
uucp/ work files and staging area for uucp(1)
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LOGFILE summary log
LOG.* log file for one transaction
tmp/ directory to avoid writing temporary files to /usr
SEE ALSO
find(1), grep(1), ls(1).
CAUTION
The position of files is subject to change without notice.
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