hier - description of the file system hierarchy
Where is the conventional place to setup my {program,backup,etc} in the Unix filesystem?
I asked myself this question several times while:
- installing a Git server. The documentation advises you to use
/srv/git
- including the directory of the Boost headers. With Archlinux, it’s under
/usr/include/boost
- creating temporary files under
/tmp
- creating Docker images, etc.
After read[ing] the fucking manual
, there is a dedicated man page which replies to the upper question:
man hier # diminutive of "hierarchy"
Note, Unix operating systems will have a different filesystem layouts. For instance, Linux or FreeBSD.
Extra: Why man pages section 7?
Man pages are divided into sections - man man
. The conventional section to write man pages about conventions happens to be the section 7. Hence the title of man hier
- hier(7) - Linux man page
Note
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