Installation guide

Table 7–1: Contents of the Tru64 UNIX Directories (cont.)
Directory Description
rpc
C include files for remote procedure calls.
servers
C include files for servers.
streams
C include files for Streams.
sys
System C include files (kernel data structures).
tli
C include files for Transport Layer Interface.
udp
C include files for User Datagram Protocol.
ufs
C include files for UFS.
lib
Libraries, data files, and symbolic links to library
files located elsewhere; included for compatibility.
lbin
Back-end executables.
sbin
System administration utilities and system
utilities.
share
Architecture-independent ASCII text files. These
files include word lists, various libraries, and
online reference pages.
sys
Directories that contain system configuration
files.
shlib
Binary loadable shared libraries; shared versions
of libraries in /usr/ccs/lib.
opt
Optional application packages such as layered
products.
var/
Multipurpose log, temporary, transient, varying,
and spool files.
adm
Common administrative files and databases.
These files include the crash area, files for the
cron daemon, configuration and database files
for sendmail, and files generated by syslog.
spool
Miscellaneous printer and mail system spooling
directories.
tmp
System-generated temporary files that are
usually not preserved across a system reboot.
vmunix
Pure kernel executable (the operating system
loaded into memory at boot time).
Mounting a file system makes it available for use. Use the mount command
to attach file systems to the file system hierarchy under the system root
directory; use the umount command to detach them. When you mount a file
Administering the UNIX File System 7–11