NAME

     hier - file system hierarchy


DESCRIPTION

     A tour through the MINIX 3 directory hierarchy.

     /    root

     /bin/     Utility programs, cf /usr/bin/ (1)
          cat  Show files, cat(1)
          sh   Shell, sh(1)
          mount     Mount file systems, mount(8)
          ...

     /boot     Boot Monitor, monitor(8)

     /dev/     devices (4)
          console
               Main console, tty(4)
          tty* Terminals, tty(4)
          hd*  Hard disk, hd(4)
          fd*  Floppy disk, fd(4)
          ...

     /etc/     System configuration and data files, cf /usr/etc/ (1,5,8)
          ethers    Ethernet addresses database, ethers(5)
          fstab     File system table, fstab(5)
          group     Groups database, group(5)
          hostname.file
               Name of the local system, usage(5)
          hosts     TCP/IP hosts database, hosts(5)
          hosts.equiv
               Network equivalent hosts, hosts.equiv(5)
          inet.conf
               Inet server config file, inet(8)
          keymap    Keymap for custom keyboard, loadkeys(8)
          motd Message of the day, login(1)
          mtab Mounted file system table, fstab(5)
          passwd    User database, passwd(5)
          profile
               System wide shell profile, sh(1)
          rc   System startup script, boot(8)
          resolv.conf
               TCP/IP domain name system, resolv.conf(5)
          services
               TCP/IP names to services, services(5)
          serv.access
               Internet service access control, serv.access(5)
          shadow    Shadow password database, passwd(5)
          termcap
               Terminal type descriptions, termcap(5)
          ttytab    Terminals device table, ttytab(5)
          utmp User login database, login(1)
          ...

     /minix
          MINIX 3 kernel image, monitor(8)

     /tmp/     Small, short-lived temporary files, cf /usr/tmp/

     /usr/     Home directories and more system files

          adm/ System administration files (1,5,8)
               lastlog
                    Last logins, login(1)
               log
                    Default log file
               old
                    Last weeks log files
               wtmp
                    User logins and logouts, login(1)
               *.cache
                    Cached data of some programs
               ...

          ast/ Honorary home directory of Andrew S. Tanenbaum
               Also new user initial files

          user/     Home directory of user
               .ashrc    Ash (shell) startup, ash(1)
               .ellepro.b1
                    Elle (editor) startup (compiled), elle(1)
               .ellepro.e
                    Elle (editor) startup (text), elle(1)
               .exrc     Ex/vi (editor) startup, ex(1)
               .profile
                    Custom user shell profile, sh(1)
               .rhosts   Remote user permission file, rhosts(5)
               ...

          bin/ User programs
               cc   C compiler, cc(1)
               cp   Copy files, cp(1)
               ls   List files, ls(1)
               man  Show manual pages, man(1)
               ...

          etc/ More system data files, cf /etc (8)
               rc   Continued system startup, boot(8)
               daily
                    Daily system cleanup
               ...

          include/
               C-compiler include files
               minix/    MINIX 3 kernel include files
                    ...
               ...

          lib/ Compiler libraries and other support stuff
               cawf/     Text formatter support files, cawf(1)
               crontab
                    Cron jobs, cron(8)
               dict/     Word lists
                    words     American English word list, look(1)
                    ...
               libc.a    C library (Minix-8086 only), cc(1)
               arch Per architecture compiler binaries and
                    libaries, cc(1)
               ...

          local/    Local software, cf /usr/
               bin/ Local utilities
               etc/ Local data files
                    rc   Local system startup
                    ...
               man/ Local manual pages
               src/ Local sources
               ...

          man/ Manual pages, man(1)
               cat*/     Preformatted manual pages
               man0/     Section 0, Book style user commands
               man1/     User commands
               man2/     System calls
               man3/     Library routines
               man4/     Device files
               man5/     File formats
               man6/     Games
               man7/     Miscellaneous
               man8/     System utilities
               whatis    Table of manual pages, whatis(5)
               ...

          mdec/
               boot Bootstrap code, installboot(8)
               ...

          preserve/
               Saved elvis editor buffers, elvprsv(8), elvrec(1)

          spool/    Mail and command spooling
               at/  At jobs, at(1)
                    past/     Completed at jobs
               mail/     Mail drops, mail(1)
                    user Mailbox of user
                    ...
               ...

          src/ System and command sources (home of bin)
               LICENSE
                    MINIX 3 license to use
               commands/
                    Utility sources
               crclist
                    CRC checksums of the source tree, srccrc(8)
               lib/ Library sources
               fs/  File system
               inet/     TCP/IP task
               kernel/
                    Kernel
               mm/  Memory manager
               boot/     Boot Monitor
               tools/    Kernel image making tools, tools(8)

          tmp/ Large temporary files


SEE ALSO

     ls(1), man(1), find(1), grep(1), checkhier(8).


NOTES

     Not all of the directories  and  files  shown  are  present.
     They must be created as needed.


BUGS

     Many of the listed manual references do not yet exist.


AUTHOR

     Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)