Linux directories
The listing varies depending on the Linux filesystem.
1) /bin
, /usr/bin
, /usr/local/bin
2/3) /lib
, /usr/lib
, /usr/local/lib
3. /usr/share/lib
4) /etc
is a read-only spot for configuration data.
5) /usr/local/etc
or usually in the /home
directory under the dot directory name, if the profile allows the bin directory to be located under the /home/user_id/bin
where 'user_id' is the relevant login id.. for an example for user 'jdoe', his configuration could be written to /home/jdoe/.configs
or ~/.configs
Do not rely on this, for the most part the LSB filesystem dictates that there shall be at minimum:/bin
, /etc
, /usr
, /lib
, /home
For instance, the /usr
could be on a different partition, likewise the same for /home
Edit: Thanks to dtrosset for pointing out my blooper....
$PREFIX/bin
$PREFIX/lib
$PREFIX/lib
/etc
$HOME/.config
Where $HOME
is the home directory of the user running the application, determined at runtime. $PREFIX
depends on the method of distribution:
- If distributed as source,
$PREFIX
should be configurable but default to/usr/local
; - If distributed as a binary tarball,
$PREFIX
should usually be/usr/local
(but/opt
is also common); - If distributed as a distribution package (eg RPM or DPKG),
$PREFIX
should be/usr
.
Documentation and other architecture-independent files should go in $PREFIX/share/doc
; program-generated files shared between instances should go in /var/run
(things like lockfiles, pidfiles and sockets) or /var/lib
(things like shared binary databases).