NAME

hier − file system hierarchy

DESCRIPTION

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

/  root directory
/binutilitiy programs
/bin/ar
/bin/as
/bin/awk
/bin/cat
/bin/cc
...
/bin/who
/devdevices and special files
/dev/consoleconsole terminal
/dev/drummemory paging device
...
/dev/∗memmemory special files
/dev/nullsystem wastebasket
...
/dev/pty[p-z]∗pseudo-terminal driver(s)
...
/dev/tty∗terminals
/dev/tty[p-z]∗pseudo-terminals
/dev/vme∗VME bus special files
...
/dev/win∗window system special files
/etcsystem administration files & programs
...
/etc/cron
/etc/fastboot
/etc/fasthalt
...
/etc/fsck
/etc/fstabtable of mountable filesystems
/etc/groupsystem group membership table
...
/etc/hostslist of systems on the network
/etc/hosts.equivlist of trusted systems
...
/etc/motdmessage-of-the-day file
/etc/mount
/etc/mtabtable of mounted filesystems
...
/etc/passwdpassword file
/etc/printcaptable of printers and capabilities
...
/etc/termcaptable of terminal devices and capabilities
...
/etc/ttysterminal initialization info
/etc/ttytypetable of connected terminals
...
/etc/utmptable of users logged in
/etc/ypsystem yellow-pages directory
...
/lost+founddetached filesystems for fsck
/privateclient workstation files
/private/usr2directory for guest accounts
/standstandalone programs (not run under UNIX)
/usrgeneral-purpose directory

/usr/namehome directory for name
/usr/name/.cshrc
/usr/name/.login
/usr/name/.logout
/usr/name/.exrc
/usr/name/.mailrc
...
/usr/name/filename
...
/usr/name/directory
        /usr/name/directory/filename
        ...
...

/usr/host/usr directory mounted from another host
/usr/admsystem administration files
...
/usr/adm/lastlogtable of most recent logins
...
/usr/binmore utility programs
/usr/bin/addbib
/usr/bin/adjacentscreens
/usr/bin/align_equals
/usr/bin/at
/usr/bin/basename
/usr/bin/bc
/usr/bin/cal
...
/usr/bin/ypwhich
/usr/crashsystem crash files & programs
/usr/dictdictionary files
...
/usr/dict/wordsdictionary wordlist
/usr/etcmore system administration files and programs
/usr/etc/ac
...
/usr/etc/catman
...
/usr/etc/ypyellow pages directory
/usr/gamesgames and demos
/usr/includestandard C #include files
...
/usr/include/f77Fortran include files
...
/usr/include/imagesicon images
...
/usr/include/nfsNFS include files
...
/usr/include/pascalPascal include files
/usr/include/pixrectpixrect include files
...
/usr/include/syssystem internals include files
...
 /usr/liblibrary routines and other useful stuff
/usr/lib/.rootmenusample setup files for suntools
/usr/lib/.suntools
...
/usr/lib/.textswrc
/usr/lib/Cshrcsample setup files for for csh, mail and vi
/usr/lib/Exrc
/usr/lib/Login
/usr/lib/Logout
/usr/lib/Mailrc
...
/usr/lib/atrun
/usr/lib/calendar
...
/usr/lib/crontab
...
/usr/lib/defaultsdirectory for window-system defaults
...
/usr/lib/fonttroff fonts
...
/usr/lib/tmactroff macro-package files
...
/usr/locallocal utility programs
/usr/manManual Page Sources
/usr/man/cat[1-8]formatted pages
/usr/man/man[1-8]source files
/usr/preservepreserves editor files from crashes
/usr/sccssccs programs
/usr/spooldelayed execution files
/usr/spool/mailsystem mailboxes
/usr/spool/lpdprinter queue(s)
/usr/tmptemporary files
/usr/ucbprograms developed at U.C. Berkeley
/usr/ucb/Mail
/usr/ucb/biff
/usr/ucb/ccat
/usr/ucb/checknr
/usr/ucb/chsh
...

SEE ALSO

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

BUGS

The position of files is subject to change without notice. 

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 1 February 1985