.TH HIER 7 UNIX/32V
.SH NAME
hier \- file system hierarchy
.SH DESCRIPTION
The following outline gives a quick tour through
a representative directory hierarchy.
.na
.nh
.IP /
root
.PD 0
.IP /dev/
devices (4)
.RS
.IP console
main console,
.IR tty (4)
.IP tty*
terminals,
.IR tty (4)
.IP cat
phototypesetter
.IR cat (4)
.IP rp*
disks,
.I rp,
.IR hp (4)
.IP rrp*
raw disks,
.I rp,
.IR hp (4)
.IP ...
.RE
.IP /bin/
utility programs, cf /usr/bin/ (1)
.RS
.IP as
assembler
.IP cc
C compiler executive,
cf /lib/ccom, /lib/cpp, /lib/c2
.IP ...
.RE
.IP /lib/
object libraries and other stuff, cf /usr/lib/
.RS
.IP libc.a
system calls, standard I/O, etc. (2,3,3S)
.IP ...
.IP ccom
C compiler proper
.IP cpp
C preprocessor
.IP c2
C code improver
.IP ...
.RE
.IP /etc/
essential data and dangerous maintenance utilities
.RS
.IP passwd
password file,
.IR passwd (5)
.IP group
group file,
.IR group (5)
.IP motd
message of the day,
.IR login (1)
.IP mtab
mounted file table,
.IR mtab (5)
.IP ddate
dump history,
.IR dump (1)
.IP ttys
properties of terminals,
.IR ttys (5)
.IP getty
part of
.IR login ,
.IR getty (8)
.IP init
the father of all processes,
.IR init (8)
.IP rc
shell program to bring the system up
.IP cron
the clock daemon,
.IR cron (8)
.IP mount
.IR mount (1)
.IP wall
.IR wall (1)
.IP ...
.RE
.IP /tmp/
temporary files, usually on a fast device, cf /usr/tmp/
.RS
.IP e*
used by
.IR ed (1)
.IP ctm*
used by 
.IR cc (1)
.IP ...
.RE
.IP /usr/
general-pupose directory, usually a mounted file system
.RS
.IP adm/
administrative information
.RS
.IP wtmp
login history,
.IR utmp (5)
.IP messages
hardware error messages
.IP tracct
phototypesetter accounting,
.IR troff (1)
.IP vpacct
line printer accounting
.IR lpr (1)
.RE
.RE
.IP /usr\t/bin
.RS
utility programs, to keep /bin/ small
.IP tmp/
temporaries, to keep /tmp/ small
.RS
.IP stm*
used by
.IR sort (1)
.IP raster
used by
.IR plot (1)
.RE
.IP dict/
word lists, etc.
.RS
.IP words
principal word list, used by
.IR look (1)
.IP spellhist
history file for
.IR spell (1)
.RE
.IP games/
.RS
.IP hangman
.IP quiz.k/
what
.IR quiz (6)
knows
.RS
.IP index
category index
.IP africa
countries and capitals
.IP ...
.RE
.IP ...
.RE
.IP include/
standard #include files
.RS
.IP a.out.h
object file layout,
.IR a.out (5)
.IP stdio.h
standard I/O,
.IR stdio (3)
.IP math.h
(3M)
.IP ...
.IP sys/
system-defined layouts, cf /usr/sys/h
.RS
.IP acct.h
process accounts,
.IR acct (5)
.IP buf.h
internal system buffers
.IP ...
.RE
.RE
.IP lib/
object libraries and stuff, to keep /lib/ small
.RS
.IP libm.a
math routines (3M)
.IP libplot.a
plotting routines,
.IR plot (3)
.IP libF77.a
Fortran runtime support
.IP libI77.a
Fortran I/O
.IP lint[12]
subprocesses for
.IR lint (1)
.IP llib-lc
dummy declarations for /lib/libc.a, used by
.IR lint (1)
.IP llib-lm
dummy declarations for /lib/libc.m
.IP atrun
scheduler for
.IR at (1)
.IP struct/
passes of
.IR struct (1)
.IP ...
.IP tmac/
macros for
.IR troff (1)
.RS
.IP tmac.an
macros for
.IR man (7)
.IP tmac.s
macros for
.IR ms (7)
.IP ...
.RE
.IP font/
fonts for
.IR troff (1)
.RS
.IP ftR
Times Roman
.IP ftB
Times Bold
.IP ...
.RE
.IP uucp/
programs and data for
.IR uucp (1)
.RS
.IP L.sys
remote system names and numbers
.IP uucico
the real copy program
.IP ...
.RE
.IP units
conversion tables for
.IR units (1)
.IP eign
list of English words to be ignored by
.IR ptx (1)
.RE
.RE
.IP /usr/\tman/
.RS
volume 1 of this manual,
.IR man (1)
.RS
.IP man0/
general
.RS
.IP intro
introduction to volume 1,
.IR ms (7)
format
.IP xx
template for manual page
.RE
.IP man1/
chapter 1
.RS
.IP as.1
.IP mount.1m
.IP ...
.RE
.IP cat1/
preprinted pages for man1/
.RS
.IP as.1
.IP mount.1m
.RE
.IP ...
.RE
.IP spool/
delayed execution files
.RS
.IP at/
used by 
.IR at (1)
.IP lpd/
used by
.IR lpr (1)
.RS
.IP lock
present when line printer is active
.IP cf*
copy of file to be printed, if necessary
.IP df*
daemon control file,
.IR lpd (8)
.IP tf*
transient control file, while 
.I lpr
is working
.RE
.IP mail/
mailboxes for
.IR mail (1)
.RS
.TP
.I uid
mail file for user
.I uid
.TP
.IR uid .lock
lock file while
.I uid
is receiving mail
.RE
.IP secretmail/
like
.IR mail /
.IP uucp/
work files and staging area for 
.IR uucp (1)
.RS
.IP LOGFILE
summary log
.IP LOG.*
log file for one transaction
.RE
.RE
.TP
.I wd
initial working directory of a user,
typically
.I wd
is the user's login name
.RS
.TP
.BR . profile
set environment for
.IR sh (1),
.IR environ (5)
.IP calendar
user's datebook for
.IR calendar (1)
.RE
.IP doc/
papers, mostly in volume 2 of this manual, typically in
.IR ms (7)
format
.RS
.IP c
C manual
.IP ...
.RE
.RE
.RE
.IP /usr/\tsrc/
.RS
source programs for utilities, etc.
.RS
.IP cmd/
source of commands
.RS
.IP as/
assembler
.IP ar.c
source for
.IR ar (1)
.IP ...
.IP troff/
source for
.I nroff
and
.IR troff (1)
.RS
.IP font/
source for font tables, /usr/lib/font/
.RS
.IP ftR.c
Roman
.IP ...
.RE
.IP term/
terminal characteristics tables, /usr/lib/term/
.RS
.IP tab300.c
DASI 300
.IP ...
.RE
.IP ...
.RE
.RE
.IP libc/
source for functions in /lib/libc.a
.RS
.IP crt/
C runtime support
.IP csu/
startup and wrapup routines needed with every C program
.RS
.IP crt0.s
regular startup
.IP mcrt0.s
modified startup for
.I cc \-p
.RE
.IP sys/
system calls (2)
.RS
.IP access.s
.IP alarm.s
.IP ...
.RE
.IP stdio/
standard I/O functions (3S)
.RS
.IP fgets.c
.IP fopen.c
.IP ...
.RE
.IP gen/
other functions in (3)
.RS
.IP abs.c
.IP ...
.RE
.IP compall
shell procedure to compile libc
.IP mklib
shell procedure to make /lib/libc.a
.RE
.IP libI77/
source for /lib/libI77
.IP libF77/
.IP sys/
system source
.RS
.IP h/
header (include) files
.RS
.IP acct.h
.IR acct (5)
.IP stat.h
.IR stat (2)
.IP ...
.RE
.IP sys/
source for system proper
.RS
.IP main.c
.IP pipe.c
.IP sysent.c
system entry points
.IP ...
.RE
.IP ...
.IP games/
source for /usr/games
.RE
.RE
.ad
.SH SEE ALSO
ls(1), ncheck(1), find(1), grep(1)
.SH BUGS
The position of files is subject to change without notice.