NAME

hier − file system hierarchy

DESCRIPTION

The following outline gives a quick tour through a representative directory hierarchy. 

/root

/dynixthe kernel binary (DYNIX itself)

/gendynix
a generic binary kernel

/lost+found/
directory for connecting detached files for fsck(8)

/dev/devices (4)

MAKEDEV
shell script to create special files

MAKEDEV.local
site specific part of MAKEDEV

console
main console, tty(4)

tty∗terminals, tty(4)

...

/bin/utility programs, cf /usr/bin/ (1)

asassembler

ccC compiler executive, cf /lib/ccom, /lib/cpp, /lib/c2

cshC shell

...

/lib/object libraries and other stuff, cf /usr/lib/

libc.asystem calls, standard I/O, etc. (2,3,3S)

...

ccomC compiler proper

cppC preprocessor

c2C code improver

...

/etc/essential data and maintenance utilities; sect (8)

dumpdump program dump(8)

passwd
password file, passwd(5)

groupgroup file, group(5)

motdmessage of the day, login(1)

termcap
description of terminal capabilities, termcap(5)

ttytype
table of what kind of terminal is on each port, ttytype(5)

mtabmounted file table, mtab(5)

dumpdates
dump history, dump(8)

fstabfile system configuration table fstab(5)

disktab
disk characteristics and partition tables, disktab(5)

hostshost name to network address mapping file, hosts(5)

networks
network name to network number mapping file, networks(5)

protocols
protocol name to protocol number mapping file, protocols(5)

services
network services definition file, services(5)

remote
names and description of remote hosts for tip(1C), remote(5)

phones
private phone numbers for remote hosts, as described in phones(5)

ttysproperties of terminals, ttys(5)

gettypart of login, getty(8)

initthe parent of all processes, init(8)

rcshell program to bring the system up

rc.local
site dependent portion of rc

cronthe clock daemon, cron(8)

mountmount(8)

...

/sys/system source (or just headers on binary license machines)

h/header (include) files

acct.hacct(5)

stat.hstat(2)

...

sys/machine independent system source

init_main.c

uipc_socket.c

ufs_syscalls.c

...

conf/site configuration files

GENERIC

...

net/general network source

netinet/
DARPA Internet network source

topaz/source specific to the Balance 8000

locore.s

machdep.c

...

mbad/device drivers for hardware that resides on the MULTIBUS

sec/device drivers for hardware that resides on the SCSI bus and Ethernet

netif/network interface drivers

if_en.c

if_ec.c

if_vv.c

...

/tmp/temporary files, usually on a fast device, cf /usr/tmp/

e∗used by ed(1)

ctm∗used by cc(1)

...

/usr/general-pupose directory, usually a mounted file system

adm/administrative information

wtmplogin history, utmp(5)

messages
hardware error messages

tracctphototypesetter accounting, troff(1)

lpacctline printer accounting lpr(1)

att/support for DYNIX System V

bin/utility programs, to keep /bin/ small

tmp/temporaries, to keep /tmp/ small

stm∗used by sort(1)

rasterused by plot(1G)

dict/word lists, etc. 

wordsprincipal word list, used by look(1)

spellhist
history file for spell(1)

games/

hangman

lib/library of stuff for the games

quiz.k/
what quiz(6) knows

indexcategory index

africacountries and capitals

...

...

...

include/
standard #include files

a.out.h
object file layout, a.out(5)

stdio.hstandard I/O, intro(3S)

math.h
(3M)

...

sys/system-defined layouts, cf /sys/h

net/symbolic link to sys/net

machine/
symbolic link to sys/machine

...

lib/object libraries and stuff, to keep /lib/ small

atrunscheduler for at(1)

lint/utility files for lint

lint[12]
subprocesses for lint(1)

llib-lcdummy declarations for /lib/libc.a, used by lint(1)

llib-lmdummy declarations for /lib/libc.m

...

struct/
passes of struct(1)

...

tmac/macros for troff(1)

tmac.an
macros for man(7)

tmac.smacros for ms(7)

...

font/fonts for troff(1)

ftRTimes Roman

ftBTimes Bold

...

uucp/programs and data for uucp(1C)

L.sysremote system names and numbers

uucicothe real copy program

...

unitsconversion tables for units(1)

eignlist of English words to be ignored by ptx(1)

man/volume 1 of this manual, man(1)

man0/general

man1/chapter 1

as.1

cat.1

...

...

cat1/preformatted pages for section 1

...

doc/papers, mostly in volume 2 of this manual, typically in ms(7) format

README
place to check first

runrun script to build most of the documents

msgs/messages, cf msgs(1)

bounds
highest and lowest message

preserve/
editor temporaries preserved here after crashes/hangups

sequent/
Sequent special software

libpp/parallel programming library

spool/delayed execution files

at/used by at(1)

lpd/used by lpr(1)

lockpresent when line printer is active

cf∗copy of file to be printed, if necessary

df∗daemon control file, lpd(8)

tf∗transient control file, while lpr is working

uucp/work files and staging area for uucp(1C)

LOGFILE
summary log

LOG.∗log file for one transaction

mail/mailboxes for mail(1)

name mail file for user name

name.lock
lock file while name is receiving mail

secretmail/
like mail/

uucp/work files and staging area for uucp(1C)

LOGFILE
summary log

LOG.∗log file for one transaction

mqueue/
mail queue for sendmail(8)

wd initial working directory of a user, typically wd is the user’s login name

.profile
set environment for sh(1), environ(7)

.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) )

.netrc startup file for various network programs

.msgsrc
startup file for msgs(1)

.mailrc
startup file for mail(1)

calendar
user’s datebook for calendar(1)

SEE ALSO

ls(1), apropos(1), whatis(1), whereis(1), finger(1), which(1), ncheck(8), find(1), grep(1)

BUGS

The position of files is subject to change without notice. 

4BSD/DYNIX