Understanding directories

wtb1974 · 03-20-2006, 08:26 AM

Good day,

How can I learn about the directories in FC3?

For instance what is the ppurpose of var, bin, bash and etc.

I have a fairly good idea what dev and home are.

Thanks
wtb1974

nx5000 · 03-20-2006, 08:39 AM

Have a look here:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html

wtb1974 · 03-21-2006, 05:59 PM

thanks for your help

pixellany · 03-21-2006, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nx5000

Have a look here:
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html

This gives you the standard practice. Some installer scripts, compilers, etc. will expect thing in certain places. On other ocassions, you can put a program just about anywhere---/usr , /opt, even your $HOME directory.

Deviate from the standards only when you know what you are doing.....

nx5000 · 03-22-2006, 04:47 AM

Yes you can put it eveywhere but when you redistribute it you need to follow these standards.

On some wierd Unix stations, you can even find ELF binaries in /etc

Its one of the main reason why I use debian, don't waste my time with configuration.