On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Marc Sherman wrote:
> I'd like to learn more about the anatomy of a debian > file system - what all the various [usr/[local/][s]bin > directories are for, where new apps I install (without > packages) should go, what /etc and /var are for, etc. > Is there a FAQ or HOWTO that I can read that covers > this stuff? > > More generally, what's a good strategy for finding the > approrpriate FAQs? I've asked a few questions this week, > and all the answers were in FAQs or HOWTOs -- I just didn't > find them when I looked. For example, I searched > linuxdoc.org for "directory structure" for this question, > but didn't find much useful info. Any suggestions are > welcome. > > Thanks, > - Marc > > FSSTND covers this topic. usually found on /usr/doc/debian-policy/fsstnd/* Dannie Ginsburg
