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* /home -- contains the home directories for the users. On some Unices, this is under /usr/home | * /home -- contains the home directories for the users. On some Unices, this is under /usr/home | ||
* /include | * /include | ||
* /lib | * /lib | ||
* /root -- the home directory for the [[superuser]] root. | * /root -- the home directory for the [[superuser]] root. | ||
* /tmp | * /tmp -- a place for temporary files. Many Unices clear this directory upon start up. | ||
* /usr | * /usr | ||
** /usr/bin | ** /usr/bin | ||
** /usr/include | ** /usr/include | ||
** /usr/lib | ** /usr/lib | ||
* /var | * /var -- short for "variable." A place for files that may change often, such as the storage to a database, or the contents of a database. | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 16 April 2007
In computer science, and particularly in Unix-like operating systems, the Unix directory structure is a convention of organization.
- / -- "root"
- /bin -- short for binaries. Contains some fundamental utilities needed by a system administrator. As a failsafe, these were placed in a separate directory so that they could be placed on a separate disk or disk partition in case the main drive failed.
- /etc -- Contains configuration and some system databases.
- /dev -- short for devices. Contains file representations of every peripheral device attached to the system.
- /home -- contains the home directories for the users. On some Unices, this is under /usr/home
- /include
- /lib
- /root -- the home directory for the superuser root.
- /tmp -- a place for temporary files. Many Unices clear this directory upon start up.
- /usr
- /usr/bin
- /usr/include
- /usr/lib
- /var -- short for "variable." A place for files that may change often, such as the storage to a database, or the contents of a database.