filesystem(5)




NAME

     filesystem - file system organization


SYNOPSIS

     /

     /usr


DESCRIPTION

     The file system tree is organized  for  administrative  con-
     venience.  Distinct  areas  within  the file system tree are
     provided for files that are private to  one  machine,  files
     that  can  be  shared by multiple machines of a common plat-
     form, files that can be shared by  all  machines,  and  home
     directories.  This  organization allows sharable files to be
     stored on one machine but accessed by many machines using  a
     remote  file access mechanism such as NFS. Grouping together
     similar files makes the file system tree easier  to  upgrade
     and manage.

     The file system tree consists of a root file  system  and  a
     collection  of  mountable file systems. The mount(2) program
     attaches mountable file systems to the file system  tree  at
     mount  points (directory entries) in the root file system or
     other previously mounted file systems. Two file  systems,  /
     (the root) and /usr, must be mounted in order to have a com-
     pletely functional system. The root file system  is  mounted
     automatically by the kernel at boot time; the /usr file sys-
     tem is mounted by the system start-up script, which  is  run
     as part of the booting process.

     Certain locations, noted below,  are  approved  installation
     locations  for  bundled Foundation Solaris software. In some
     cases, the approved locations for bundled software are  also
     approved  locations for add-on system software or for appli-
     cations. The following descriptions make clear where the two
     locations  differ.  For  example,  /etc  is the installation
     location for platform-dependent configuration files that are
     bundled  with  Solaris  software. The analogous location for
     applications is /etc/opt/packagename.

     In the following descriptions, subsystem is  a  category  of
     application or system software, such as a window system (dt)
     or a language (java1.2)

     The following descriptions make use of the  terms  platform,
     platform-dependent,         platform-independent,        and
     platform-specific. Platform refers to a machines Instruction
     Set  Architecture  or processor type, such as is returned by
     uname -i.  Platform-dependent  refers  to  a  file  that  is
     installed on all platforms and whose contents vary depending
     on  the  platform.  Like  a   platform-dependent   file,   a
     platform-independent  file  is  installed  on all platforms.
     However, the contents of the latter type remains the same on
     all  platforms.  An  example of a platform-dependent file is
     compiled,   executable   program.   An    example    of    a
     platform-independent  file is a standard configuration file,
     such  as  /etc/hosts.  Unlike  a  platform-dependent  or   a
     platform-independent  file,  the  platform-specific  file is
     installed only on a  subset  of  supported  platforms.  Most
     platform-specific  files  are  gathered  under /platform and
     /usr/platform.

  Root File System
     The root file system contains files that are unique to  each
     machine. It contains the following directories:

     /     Root of the overall file system name space.

     /dev  Primary location for special files. Typically,  device
           files  are built to match the kernel and hardware con-
           figuration of the machine.

     /dev/cfg
           Symbolic links to physical ap_ids.

     /dev/cua
           Device files for uucp.

     /dev/dsk
           Block disk devices.

     /dev/fbs
           Frame buffer device files.

     /dev/fd
           File descriptors.

     /dev/md
           Logical volume management meta-disk devices.

     /dev/printers
           USB printer device files.

     /dev/pts
           Pseudo-terminal devices.

     /dev/rdsk
           Raw disk devices.

     /dev/rmt
           Raw tape devices.

     /dev/sad
           Entry points for the STREAMS Administrative driver.

     /dev/sound
           Audio device and audio device control files.

     /dev/swap
           Default swap device.

     /dev/term
           Terminal devices.

     /devices
           Physical device files.

     /etc  Platform-dependent  administrative  and  configuration
           files and databases that are not shared among systems.
           /etc may be viewed as the directory that  defines  the
           machine's  identity. An approved installation location
           for bundled Solaris software. The  analogous  location
           for  add-on  system  software  or  for applications is
           /etc/opt/packagename.

     /etc/acct
           Accounting system configuration information.

     /etc/apache
           Apache configuration files.

     /etc/cron.d
           Configuration information for cron(1M).

     /etc/default
           Defaults information for various programs.

     /etc/dfs
           Configuration information for shared file systems.

     /etc/dhcp
           Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)  configura-
           tion files.

     /etc/dmi
           Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files.

     /etc/fn
           Federated Naming Service and X.500 support files.

     /etc/fs
           Binaries organized by file system types for operations
           required before /usr is mounted.

     /etc/gss
           Generic Security  Service  (GSS)  Application  Program
           Interface configuration files.

     /etc/gtk
           GNOME (GNU Network Object  Model  Environment)  confi-
           guration files.

     /etc/inet
           Configuration files for Internet services.

     /etc/init.d
           Shell scripts for transitioning between run levels.

     /etc/iplanet
           iPlanet configuration files.

     /etc/krb5
           Kerberos configuration files.

     /etc/lib
           Shared libraries needed during booting.

     /etc/lp
           Configuration information for the printer subsystem.

     /etc/llc2
           Logical  link  control  (llc2)  driver   configuration
           files.

     /etc/lp
           Configuration information for the printer subsystem.

     /etc/lu
           Solaris Live Upgrade configuration files.

     /etc/lvm
           Solaris Logical Volume Manager configuration files.

     /etc/mail
           Mail subsystem configuration.

     /etc/nca
           Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configura-
           tion files.

     /etc/net
           Configuration information  for  transport  independent
           network services.

     /etc/nfs
           NFS server logging configuration file.

     /etc/openwin
           OpenWindows configuration files.

     /etc/opt
           Configuration information for optional packages.

     /etc/ppp
           Solaris PPP configuration files.

     /etc/rc0.d
           Scripts for entering  or  leaving  run  level  0.  See
           init(1M).

     /etc/rc1.d
           Scripts for entering  or  leaving  run  level  1.  See
           init(1M).

     /etc/rc2.d
           Scripts for entering  or  leaving  run  level  2.  See
           init(1M).

     /etc/rc3.d
           Scripts for entering  or  leaving  run  level  3.  See
           init(1M).

     /etc/rcS.d
           Scripts for bringing the  system  up  in  single  user
           mode.

     /etc/rcm
           Directory for  reconfiguration  manager  (RCM)  custom
           scripts.

     /etc/rpcsec
           This directory might contain  an  NIS+  authentication
           configuration file.

     /etc/saf
           Service Access Facility files.

     /etc/security
           Basic Security Module (BSM) configuration files.

     /etc/sfw
           Samba configuration files.

     /etc/skel
           Default profile scripts for  new  user  accounts.  See
           useradd(1M).

     /etc/smartcard
           Solaris SmartCard configuration files.

     /etc/snmp
           Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files.

     /etc/ssh
           Secure Shell configuration files. See ssh(1)

     /etc/sysevent
           syseventd configuration files.

     /etc/subsystem
           Platform-dependent subsystem configuration files  that
           are not shared among systems. An approved installation
           location for bundled Solaris software.  The  analogous
           location  for  add-on  system software or for applica-
           tions is /etc/opt/packagename.

     /etc/tm
           Trademark files; contents displayed at boot time.

     /etc/usb
           USB configuration information.

     /etc/uucp
           UUCP configuration information. See uucp(1C).

     /etc/wrsm
           WCI Remote Shared Memory (WRSM) configuration informa-
           tion. See wrsmconf(1M)

     /export
           Default root of the shared file system tree.

     /home Default root of a subtree for user directories.

     /kernel
           Subtree of platform-dependent loadable kernel  modules
           required  as part of the boot process. It includes the
           generic   part   of   the   core   kernel   that    is
           platform-independent,  /kernel/genunix. See kernel(1M)
           An approved installation location for bundled  Solaris
           software and for add-on system software.

     /kernel/drv
           32-bit device drivers.

     /kernel/drv/sparcv9
           64-bit SPARC device drivers.

     /kernel/genunix
           Platform-independent kernel.

     /kernel/subsystem/ia64
           64-bit x86  platform-dependent  modules  required  for
           boot.  An  approved  installation location for bundled
           Solaris software and for add-on system software.  Note
           that ia64 is an example name; the actual name might be
           different.

     /kernel/subsystem/sparcv9
           64-bit SPARC platform-dependent modules  required  for
           boot.  An  approved  installation location for bundled
           Solaris software and for add-on system software.

     /mnt  Default temporary mount point for file  systems.  This
           is  an  empty  directory  on which file systems can be
           temporarily mounted.

     /opt  Root of a subtree for add-on application packages.

     /platform
           Subtree of platform-specific  objects  which  need  to
           reside on the root filesystem. It contains a series of
           directories, one per supported platform. The semantics
           of  the  series  of  directories  is  equivalent  to /
           (root).

     /platform/`uname -i`/kernel
           Platform-specific modules  required  for  boot.  These
           modules  have  semantics  equivalent  to  /kernel.  It
           includes  the  file  unix,  the   core   kernel.   See
           kernel(1M). An approved installation location for bun-
           dled Solaris software and for add-on system software.

     /platform/`uname -m`/kernel
           Hardware class-specific modules required for boot.  An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software and for add-on system software.

     /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/subsystem/ia64
           x86 64-bit, platform-dependent  modules  required  for
           boot.  Note  that  ia64 is an example name; the actual
           name might  be  different.  An  approved  installation
           location for bundled Solaris software.

     /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/subsystem/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit platform-specific  modules  required  for
           boot.  An  approved  installation location for bundled
           Solaris software.

     /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/sparcv9/unix
           64-bit platform-dependent kernel.

     /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/unix
           32-bit platform-dependent kernel.

     /platform/`uname -i`/lib
           Platform-specific shared objects  required  for  boot.
           Semantics  are equivalent to /lib. An approved instal-
           lation location for bundled Solaris software  and  for
           add-on system software.

     /platform/`uname -i`/sbin
           Platform-specific  administrative  utilities  required
           for  boot.  Semantics  are  equivalent  to  /sbin.  An
           approved installation  location  for  bundled  Solaris
           software and for add-on system software.

     /proc Root of a subtree for the process file system.

     /sbin Essential executables used in the booting process  and
           in  manual  system  recovery.  The  full complement of
           utilities is available only  after  /usr  is  mounted.
           /sbin is an approved installation location for bundled
           Solaris software.

     /tmp  Temporary files; cleared during the boot operation.

     /usr  Mount point for the /usr file system. See  description
           of /usr file system, below.

     /var  Root of a subtree for varying files. Varying files are
           files  that  are unique to a machine but that can grow
           to an arbitrary (that is, variable) size.  An  example
           is  a  log file. An approved installation location for
           bundled Solaris software.  The analogous location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /var/opt/packagename.

     /var/adm
           System logging and accounting files.

     /var/apache
           Scripts, icons, logs, and cache pages for  Apache  web
           server.

     /var/audit
           Basic Security Module (BSM) audit files.

     /var/crash
           Default depository for kernel crash dumps.

     /var/cron
           Log files for cron(1M).

     /var/dmi
           Solstice Enterprise Agents  (SEA)  Desktop  Management
           Interface (DMI) run-time components.

     /var/dt
           dtlogin configuration files.

     /var/ftp
           FTP server directory.

     /var/inet
           IPv6 router state files.

     /var/krb5
           Database and log files for Kerberos.

     /var/ld
           Configuration files for runtime linker.

     /var/ldap
           LDAP client configuration files.

     /var/log
           System log files.

     /var/lp
           Line printer subsystem logging information.

     /var/mail
           Directory where users' mail is kept.

     /var/news
           Community service messages. This is not  the  same  as
           USENET-style news.

     /var/nfs
           NFS server log files.

     /var/nis
           NIS+ databases.

     /var/ntp
           Network Time Protocol (NTP) server state directory.

     /var/opt
           Root of a subtree for varying  files  associated  with
           optional  software  packages. An approved installation
           location for add-on system software and applications.

     /var/preserve
           Backup files for vi(1) and ex(1).

     /var/run
           Temporary files which are not needed  across  reboots.
           Only root may modify the contents of this directory.

     /var/sadm
           Databases maintained by the software  package  manage-
           ment utilities.

     /var/sadm/system/logs
           Status log files produced by software management func-
           tions and/or applications. For example, log files pro-
           duced for product installation. An approved  installa-
           tion  location  for  bundled  Solaris software and for
           add-on system software and applications.

     /var/saf
           Service access facility logging and accounting files.

     /var/samba
           Log and lock files for Samba.

     /var/snmp
           SNMP status and configuration information.

     /var/spool
           Contains directories for files used in printer  spool-
           ing, mail delivery, cron(1M), at(1), and so forth.

     /var/spool/clientmqueue
           sendmail(1M) client files.

     /var/spool/cron
           cron(1M) and at(1) spooling files.

     /var/spool/locks
           Spooling lock files.

     /var/spool/lp
           Line printer spool files. See lp(1).

     /var/spool/mqueue
           Mail queued for delivery.

     /var/spool/pkg
           Spooled packages.

     /var/spool/print
           LP print service client-side request staging area.

     /var/spool/samba
           Samba print queue.

     /var/spool/uucp
           Queued uucp(1C) jobs.

     /var/spool/uucppublic
           Files deposited by uucp(1C).

     /var/statmon
           Network status monitor files.

     /var/tmp
           Files that vary in size or presence during normal sys-
           tem  operations.  This directory is not cleared during
           the boot operation. An approved installation  location
           for  bundled  Solaris  software  and for add-on system
           software and applications.

     /var/uucp
           uucp(1C) log and status files.

     /var/yp
           Databases needed for backwards compatibility with  NIS
           and  ypbind(1M);  unnecessary after full transition to
           NIS+.

  /usr File System
     Because it is desirable to keep the root file  system  small
     and  not volatile, on disk-based systems larger file systems
     are often mounted on /home, /opt, /usr, and /var.

     The file system mounted on /usr contains  platform-dependent
     and  platform-independent sharable files. The subtree rooted
     at /usr/share contains platform-independent sharable  files;
     the rest of the /usr tree contains platform-dependent files.
     By mounting a common remote file system, a group of machines
     with  a common platform may share a single /usr file system.
     A single /usr/share file system can be shared by machines of
     any  platform.  A  machine acting as a file server can share
     many different /usr file systems  to  support  several  dif-
     ferent  architectures and operating system releases. Clients
     usually mount /usr read-only so that they  do  not  acciden-
     tally change any shared files.

     The /usr file system contains the following subdirectories:

     /usr/4lib
           a.out libraries for the Binary Compatibility Package.

     /usr/5bin
           Symbolic link to the /usr/bin directory.

     /usr/X
           Symbolic link to the /usr/openwin directory.

     /usr/adm
           Symbolic link to the /var/adm directory.

     /usr/apache
           Apache executables, loadable modules,  and  documenta-
           tion.

     /usr/aset
           Directory for  Automated  Security  Enhancement  Tools
           (ASET) programs and files.

     /usr/bin
           Platform-dependent,  user-invoked  executables.  These
           are  commands  users expect to be run as part of their
           normal $PATH. For executables that are different on  a
           64-bit  system than on a 32-bit system, a wrapper that
           selects the appropriate executable is placed here. See
           isaexec(3C).  An  approved  installation  location for
           bundled Solaris software. The analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/bin.

     /usr/bin/ia64
           x86 64-bit, platform-dependent,  user-invoked  execut-
           ables.  Note  that ia64 is an example name; the actual
           name might be different. This directory should not  be
           part  of a user's $PATH.  A wrapper in /usr/bin should
           invoke  the  executable   in   this   directory.   See
           isaexec(3C).  An  approved  installation  location for
           bundled Solaris software. The analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/bin/ia64.

     /usr/bin/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked execut-
           ables.  This  directory should not be part of a user's
           $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should invoke the execut-
           able  in  this directory. See isaexec(3C). An approved
           installation location for  bundled  Solaris  software.
           The  analogous  location for add-on system software or
           for applications is /opt/packagename/bin/sparcv9.

     /usr/bin/subsystem
           Platform-dependent user-invoked executables  that  are
           associated  with  subsystem.  These are commands users
           expect to be run as part of  their  normal  $PATH.  An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software. The analogous  location  for  add-on  system
           software or for applications is /opt/packagename/bin.

     /usr/bin/subsystem/ia64
           x86 64-bit, platform-dependent,  user-invoked  execut-
           ables.  Note  that ia64 is an example name; the actual
           name might be different. This directory should not  be
           part  of  a user's $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should
           invoke  the  executable   in   this   directory.   See
           isaexec(3C).  An  approved  installation  location for
           bundled Solaris software. The analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/bin/ia64.

     /usr/bin/subsystem/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked execut-
           ables.  This  directory should not be part of a user's
           $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should invoke the execut-
           able  in  this directory. See isaexec(3C). An approved
           installation location for  bundled  Solaris  software.
           The  analogous  location for add-on system software or
           for applications is /opt/packagename/bin/sparcv9.

     /usr/subsystem/bin
           Platform-dependent user-invoked executables  that  are
           associated  with  subsystem.  These are commands users
           expect to be run as part of  their  normal  $PATH.  An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software. The analogous  location  for  add-on  system
           software or for applications is /opt/packagename/bin.

     /usr/subsystem/bin/ia64
           x86 64-bit, platform-dependent,  user-invoked  execut-
           ables.  Note  that ia64 is an example name; the actual
           name might be different. This directory should not  be
           part  of  a user's $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should
           invoke  the  executable   in   this   directory.   See
           isaexec(3C).  An  approved  installation  location for
           bundled Solaris software. The analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/bin/ia64.

     /usr/subsystem/bin/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked execut-
           ables.  This  directory should not be part of a user's
           $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should invoke the execut-
           able  in  this directory. See isaexec(3C). An approved
           installation location for  bundled  Solaris  software.
           The  analogous  location for add-on system software or
           for applications is /opt/packagename/bin/sparcv9.

     /usr/ccs
           C compilation system.

     /usr/ccs/bin
           C compilation commands and system utilities.

     /usr/ccs/lib
           Symbolic link to /usr/lib.

     /usr/demo
           Demo programs and data.

     /usr/dict
           Symbolic link to  the  /usr/share/lib/dict  directory,
           which  contains  the  dictionary file used by the UNIX
           spell program.

     /usr/dt
           root of a subtree for CDE software.

     /usr/dt/bin
           Primary location for CDE system utilities.

     /usr/dt/include
           Header files for CDE software.

     /usr/dt/lib
           Libraries for CDE software.

     /usr/dt/share/man
           On-line reference manual pages for CDE software.

     /usr/games
           An empty directory, a remnant  of  the  SunOS  4.0/4.1
           software.

     /usr/include
           Include headers (for C programs).

     /usr/iplanet
           Directory server executables,  loadable  modules,  and
           documentation.

     /usr/j2se
           Java 2 SDK executables, loadable modules, and documen-
           tation.

     /usr/java*
           Directories containing Java programs and libraries.

     /usr/kernel
           Subtree of platform-dependent loadable kernel modules,
           not needed in the root filesystem. An approved instal-
           lation location for bundled Solaris software.

     /usr/kvm
           A mount point, retained  for  backward  compatibility,
           that formerly contained platform-specific binaries and
           libraries.

     /usr/lib
           Platform-dependent libraries, various databases,  com-
           mands  and  daemons  not  invoked  directly by a human
           user. An approved installation  location  for  bundled
           Solaris  software.  The  analogous location for add-on
           system    software    or    for    applications     is
           /opt/packagename/lib.

     /usr/lib/64
           Symbolic link to  the  most  portable  64-bit  Solaris
           interfaces.

     /usr/lib/acct
           Accounting scripts and binaries. See acct(1M).

     /usr/lib/class
           Scheduling-class-specific directories containing  exe-
           cutables for priocntl(1) and dispadmin(1M).

     /usr/lib/dict
           Database files for spell(1).

     /usr/lib/font
           troff(1) font description files.

     /usr/lib/fs
           File system  type  dependent  modules;  generally  not
           intended to be invoked directly by the user.

     /usr/lib/ia64
           x86  64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,   various
           databases,  commands  and daemons not invoked directly
           by a human user. Note that ia64 is  an  example  name;
           the  actual name might be different.  An approved ins-
           tallation location for bundled Solaris  software.  The
           analogous  location  for add-on system software or for
           applications is /opt/packagename/lib/ia64.

     /usr/lib/iconv
           Conversion tables for iconv(1).

     /usr/lib/libp
           Profiled libraries.

     /usr/lib/locale
           Localization databases.

     /usr/lib/lp
           Line printer subsystem databases and back-end  execut-
           ables.

     /usr/lib/mail
           Auxiliary programs for the mail(1) subsystem.

     /usr/lib/netsvc
           Internet network services.

     /usr/lib/nfs
           Auxiliary NFS-related programs and daemons.

     /usr/lib/pics
           Position Independent Code  (PIC)  archives  needed  to
           rebuild the run-time linker.

     /usr/lib/refer
           Auxiliary programs for refer(1).

     /usr/lib/sa
           Scripts and commands for the  system  activity  report
           package. See sar(1).

     /usr/lib/saf
           Auxiliary programs and daemons related to the  service
           access facility.

     /usr/lib/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,  various
           databases,  commands  and daemons not invoked directly
           by a human user. An approved installation location for
           bundled  Solaris  software. The analogous location for
           add-on  system  software  or   for   applications   is
           /opt/packagename/lib/sparcv9.

     /usr/lib/spell
           Auxiliary programs and databases  for  spell(1).  This
           directory  is only present when the Binary Compatibil-
           ity Package is installed.

     /usr/lib/uucp
           Auxiliary programs and daemons for uucp(1C).

     /usr/lib/subsystem
           Platform-dependent libraries, various databases,  com-
           mands  and  daemons that are associated with subsystem
           and that are not invoked directly by a human user.  An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software. The analogous  location  for  add-on  system
           software or for applications is /opt/packagename/lib.

     /usr/lib/subsystem/ia64
           x86  64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,   various
           databases,  commands  and  daemons that are associated
           with subsystem and that are not invoked directly by  a
           human  user.  Note  that  ia64 is an example name; the
           actual name might be different. An approved  installa-
           tion   location  for  bundled  Solaris  software.  The
           analogous location for add-on system software  or  for
           applications is /opt/packagename/lib/ia64.

     /usr/lib/subsystem/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,  various
           databases,  commands  and  daemons that are associated
           with subsystem and that are not invoked directly by  a
           human user. An approved installation location for bun-
           dled Solaris  software.  The  analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/lib/sparcv9.

     /usr/subsystem/lib
           Platform-dependent libraries, various databases,  com-
           mands  and  daemons  not  invoked  directly by a human
           user. An approved installation  location  for  bundled
           Solaris  software.  The  analogous location for add-on
           system    software    or    for    applications     is
           /opt/packagename/lib.

     /usr/subsystem/lib/ia64
           x86  64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,   various
           databases,  commands  and  daemons that are associated
           with subsystem and that are not invoked directly by  a
           human  user.  Note  that  ia64 is an example name; the
           actual name might be different. An approved  installa-
           tion location for bundled Solaris software. The analo-
           gous location for add-on system software or for appli-
           cations is /opt/packagename/lib/ia64.

     /usr/subsystem/lib/sparcv9
           SPARC 64-bit,  platform-dependent  libraries,  various
           databases,  commands  and  daemons that are associated
           with subsystem and that are not invoked directly by  a
           human user. An approved installation location for bun-
           dled Solaris  software.  The  analogous  location  for
           add-on   system   software   or  for  applications  is
           /opt/packagename/lib/sparcv9.

     /usr/local
           Not part of the SVR4-based Solaris  distribution.  The
           /usr  directory  is  exclusively  for software bundled
           with the Solaris operating system. If needed for stor-
           ing  machine-local  add-on software, create the direc-
           tory /opt/local and make /usr/local a symbolic link to
           /opt/local.  The  /opt  directory or filesystem is for
           storing add-on software to the system.

     /usr/mail
           Symbolic link to the /var/mail directory.

     /usr/man
           Symbolic link to the /usr/share/man directory.

     /usr/net/servers
           Entry points for foreign name service requests relayed
           using the network listener. See listen(1M).

     /usr/news
           Symbolic link to the /var/news directory.

     /usr/oasys
           Commands and  files  related  to  the  Form  and  Menu
           Language Interpreter (FMLI) execution environment. See
           face(1).

     /usr/old
           Programs that are being phased out.

     /usr/openwin
           Installation  or  mount  point  for  the   OpenWindows
           software.

     /usr/perl5
           Perl 5 programs and documentation

     /usr/platform
           Subtree of platform-specific objects  which  does  not
           need  to  reside on the root filesystem. It contains a
           series of directories, one per supported platform. The
           semantics  of  the series of directories is equivalent
           to /platform, except for subdirectories which  do  not
           provide  utility  under one or the other (for example,
           /platform/include is not needed).

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/include
           Symbolic          link          to          /../`uname
           -i`/include.Platform-specific  system (sys, vm) header
           files with semantics equivalent  to  /usr/include.  An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software and for add-on system software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/kernel
           Platform-specific modules with semantics equivalent to
           /usr/kernel.  An  approved  installation  location for
           bundled  Solaris  software  and  for   add-on   system
           software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib
           Platform-specific  daemon  and  shared  objects   with
           semantics  equivalent to /usr/lib. An approved instal-
           lation location for bundled Solaris software  and  for
           add-on system software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/ia64
           x86  64-bit,  platform-specific  daemon   and   shared
           objects. Note that ia64 is an example name; the actual
           name might  be  different.  An  approved  installation
           location  for  bundled Solaris software and for add-on
           system software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/sparcv9
           SPARC  64-bit,  platform-specific  daemon  and  shared
           objects. An approved installation location for bundled
           Solaris software and for add-on system software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/[s]mannum
           Where num can  be  one  of  3x,  1m,  4,  7d,  or  9e.
           Platform-specific  system manual pages for documenting
           platform-specific,  shared   objects,   administration
           utilities, configuration files, special files/modules,
           and header files. An  approved  installation  location
           for  bundled  Solaris  software  and for add-on system
           software.

     /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin
           Platform-specific system administration utilities with
           semantics equivalent to /usr/sbin. An approved instal-
           lation location for bundled Solaris software  and  for
           add-on system software.

     /usr/preserve
           Symbolic link to the /var/preserve directory.

     /usr/proc
           Directory for the proc tools.

     /usr/proc/bin
           Contains  links  to  SPARC  Version  8   binaries   in
           /usr/bin.

     /usr/pub
           Files for online man page and character processing.

     /usr/sadm
           System administration files and directories.

     /usr/sadm/bin
           Binaries for the Form and  Menu  Language  Interpreter
           (FMLI) scripts. See fmli(1).

     /usr/sadm/install
           Executables and scripts for package management.

     /usr/sbin
           Platform-dependent     executables     for      system
           administration,  expected  to  be  run  only by system
           administrators. An approved installation location  for
           bundled  Solaris  software. The analogous location for
           add-on  system  software  or   for   applications   is
           /opt/packagename/sbin.

     /usr/sbin/install.d
           Custom Jumpstart scripts and executables.

     /usr/sbin/static
           Statically linked version of  selected  programs  from
           /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. These are used to recover from
           broken dynamic linking and before all pieces necessary
           for dynamic linking are present.

     /usr/sbin/sparc7 and sparc9
           32-bit and 64-bit versions of commands.

     /usr/sfw
           GNU and open source executables, libraries, and  docu-
           mentation.

     /usr/sbin/subsystem
           Platform-dependent executables for system  administra-
           tion,  expected  to  be run only by system administra-
           tors, and associated with subsystem. An approved  ins-
           tallation  location  for bundled Solaris software. The
           analogous location for add-on system software  or  for
           applications is /opt/packagename/sbin.

     /usr/subsystem/sbin
           Platform-dependent executables for system  administra-
           tion,  expected  to  be run only by system administra-
           tors, and associated with subsystem. An approved  ins-
           tallation  location  for bundled Solaris software. The
           analogous location for add-on system software  or  for
           applications is /opt/packagename/sbin.

     /usr/share
           Platform-independent sharable files. An approved  ins-
           tallation location for bundled Solaris software.

     /usr/share/admserv5.1
           iPlanet Console and Administration  Server  documenta-
           tion.

     /usr/share/audio
           Sample audio files.

     /usr/share/ds5
           iPlanet Server documentation.

     /usr/share/lib
           Platform-independent sharable databases.  An  approved
           installation location for bundled Solaris software.

     /usr/share/lib/dict
           Contains word list for spell(1).

     /usr/share/lib/keytables
           Keyboard layout description tables.

     /usr/share/lib/mailx
           Help files for mailx(1).

     /usr/share/lib/nterm
           nroff(1) terminal tables.

     /usr/share/lib/pub
           Character set data files.

     /usr/share/lib/tabset
           Tab setting escape sequences.

     /usr/share/lib/terminfo
           Terminal description files for terminfo(4).

     /usr/share/lib/tmac
           Macro packages and related files for  text  processing
           tools, for example, nroff(1) and troff(1).

     /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo
           Time zone information.

     /usr/share/[s]man
           Platform-independent   sharable   manual   pages.   An
           approved  installation  location  for  bundled Solaris
           software. The analogous  location  for  add-on  system
           software       or       for       applications      is
           /opt/packagename/[s]man.

     /usr/share/src
           Source code for kernel, utilities, and libraries.

     /usr/snadm
            Files related to system and network administration.

     /usr/spool
           Symbolic link to the /var/spool directory.

     /usr/src
           Symbolic link to the /usr/share/src directory.

     /usr/tmp
           Symbolic link to the var/tmp directory.

     /usr/ucb
           Berkeley compatibility package binaries.

     /usr/ucbinclude
           Berkeley compatibility package headers.

     /usr/ucblib
           Berkeley compatibility package libraries.

     /usr/vmsys
           Commands and files related to the Framed  Access  Com-
           mand Environment (FACE) programs. See face(1).

     /usr/xpg4
           Directory for POSIX-compliant utilities.


SEE ALSO

     at(1), ex(1), face(1), fmli(1), iconv(1), lp(1), isainfo(1),
     mail(1),  mailx(1), nroff(1), priocntl(1), refer(1), sar(1),
     sh(1),  spell(1),  troff(1),  uname(1),   uucp(1C),   vi(1),
     acct(1M),   cron(1M),   dispadmin(1M),  fsck(1M),  init(1M),
     kernel(1M), mknod(1M), mount(1M),  useradd(1M),  ypbind(1M),
     mount(2), intro(4), terminfo(4)


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