HIER(7)

NAME
hier - layout of filesystems

DESCRIPTION
The filesystem hierarchy is as follows:

/   Root directory.

/bin
    Programs.

/boot
    Boot programs, kernel(7), initrd(7), bootloader.

/boot/sysmerge
    Temporary area for sysmerge(8) delayed upgrades.

/dev
    Devices.

/etc
    System-wide configuration.

/etc/default
    Read-only fallback default configuration files.

/etc/examples
    Sample configuration files.

/home
    User directories.

/include
    Development headers.

/lib
    Development libraries.

/libexec
    Non-user programs.

/mnt
    User mountpoints.

/root
    Directory of the root user.

/sbin
    System programs.

/share
    Architecture independent files.

/src
    System source code.

/sysmerge
    Temporary area for sysmerge(8) delayed upgrades.

/tix
    Package management.

/tmp
    Temporary files that are cleaned on boot.

/usr
    Symlink to the current directory.

/var
    Variable data files.

/var/cache
    Cached application data that can be removed without data loss.

/var/empty
    Empty directory.

/var/log
    Log files.

/var/run
    Runtime program data that is cleaned on boot.

SEE ALSO
user-guide(7)