System information

/o pt/packagename/man/.

2.1 .1 .9 . T he /pro c/ Direct o ry

The /pro c/ directory contains special files that either extract information from the kernel or send

information to it. Examples of such information include system memory, CPU information, and

hardware configuration. For more information about /pro c/, refer to Section 2.3, “The /proc Virtual

File System” .

2.1 .1 .1 0 . T he /sbi n/ Dire ct o ry

The /sbi n/ directory stores binaries essential for booting, restoring, recovering, or repairing the

system. The binaries in /sbi n/ require root privileges to use. In addition, /sbi n/ contains binaries

used by the system before the /usr/ directory is mounted; any system utilities used after /usr/ is

mounted are typically placed in /usr/sbi n/.

At a minimum, the following programs should be stored in /sbi n/:

arp

cl o ck

hal t

i ni t

fsck. *

g rub

i fco nfi g

mi ng etty

mkfs. *

mkswap

rebo o t

ro ute

shutd o wn

swapo ff

swapo n

2.1 .1 .1 1 . T he /srv/ Direct o ry

The /srv/ directory contains site-specific data served by a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. This

directory gives users the location of data files for a particular service, such as FTP, WWW, or CVS.

Data that only pertains to a specific user should go in the /ho me/ directory.

⁠Chapt er 2 . File Syst em St ruct ure and Maint enance