Table A-1. The Linux directory tree
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/bin
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User programs and scripts essential to system startup
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/boot
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Boot information, including the kernel
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/dev
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Device files
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/etc
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Host-specific configuration files
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/etc/sysconfig
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Stores configuration files specific to Red Hat Linux
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/home
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Users' home directories
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/initrd
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Used during boot process as a mount point for a directory containing
special device drivers
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/lib
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Libraries, modules, and other object files
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/lib/modules
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Loadable kernel modules
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/lost+found
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Recovered data from bad clusters
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/mnt
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Temporarily mounted filesystems
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/opt
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Used to store large applications
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/proc
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Kernel pseudo-directory that provides access to kernel information
and configuration items
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/root
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System administrator's home directory
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/sbin
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System administration programs and scripts essential to system startup
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/tmp
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Temporary files, which are automatically deleted by Red Hat Linux
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/usr
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Files needed for system operation but not needed to boot system (can
be mounted read-only, except when being changed by root user)
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/usr/bin
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Programs and scripts not essential to system startup
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/usr/dict
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System dictionaries for spell checking
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/usr/etc
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Configuration files
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/usr/games
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Game files
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/usr/include
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C/C++ header files
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/usr/kerberos
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Kerberos files
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/usr/lib
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Libraries and kernel modules
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/usr/libexec
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Libraries stored in alternate formats
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/usr/local
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Locally defined directory tree (structure is similar to that
of /usr)
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/usr/sbin
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System administration programs and scripts not essential to system
start up
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/usr/share
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Shared files
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/usr/share/doc
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Documentation (formerly residing in /usr/doc)
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/usr/share/man
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Manpages
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/usr/src
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Source files
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/usr/src/linux
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Linux kernel source
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/usr/X11R6
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X-related files
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/var
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Dynamic files, such as log files and spool files
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/var/arpwatch
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Data used by arpwatch
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/var/cache
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Application cache data
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/var/ftp
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Data used by the FTP server
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/var/gdm
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Data used by the GNOME display manager
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/var/kerberos
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Data used by Kerberos
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/var/lib
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Variable state information
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/var/lib/rpm
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Files related to RPM
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/var/local
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Locally defined data
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/var/lock
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Lock files
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/var/log
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Log files and directories
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/var/named
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Data used by BIND (named)
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/var/opt
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Data used by applications in /opt
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/var/run
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Process IDs of running processes
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/var/spool
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Application spool data
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/var/spool/anacron
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Anacron's spool data
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/var/spool/at
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At's spool data
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/var/spool/cron
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Cron's spool data
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/var/spool/fax
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Fax's spool data
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/var/spool/lpd
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Printer queues
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/var/spool/mail
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Mail boxes
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/var/spool/mqueue
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Mail queue
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/var/spool/news
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USENET News spool data
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/var/spool/rwho
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Rwho spool data
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/var/spool/samba
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Samba spool data
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/var/spool/slrnpull
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Slrnpull spool data
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/var/spool/squid
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Squid spool data
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/var/spool/uucp
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UUCP spool data
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/var/spool/uucpublic
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Public UUCP spool data
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/var/spool/up2date
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Files used by Red Hat Update Agent
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/var/tmp
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Temporary files preserved between system reboots
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/var/tux
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Files used by Tux
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/var/www
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Files used by Apache
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/var/yp
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Files used by NIS
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For more information on the Linux directory tree, see the current
version of the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (http://www.pathname.com/fhs). Red Hat Linux
generally complies with that standard.
