filesystem(7)

filesystem -- filesystem organization

Description

The UnixWare^® 7 filesystem tree is organized for administrative convenience. Distinct areas within the filesystem tree are provided for files that are private to one machine, files that can be shared by multiple machines of a common architecture, files that can be shared by all machines, and home directories. This organization allows sharable files to be stored on one machine but accessed by many machines using a remote file access mechanism such as NFS. Grouping together similar files makes the filesystem tree easier to upgrade and manage.

The filesystem tree consists of a root filesystem and a collection of mountable filesystems. The root filesystem contains files that are unique to each machine.

The mount(1M) program attaches mountable filesystems to the filesystem tree at mount points (directory entries) in the root filesystem or other previously mounted filesystems. If /var is configured as a separate filesystem, it must be mounted in order to have a completely functional system. The root filesystem is mounted automatically by the kernel at boot time.

See ``System directories and files'' in System directories and files for descriptions of the files and directories in the root filesystem.

References

at(1), fsck(1M), init(1M), mknod(1M), mount(1M), sh(1), vi(1), ``System directories and files'' in System directories and files