NAME

dtfilsys — CDE file system; directory tree structure

DESCRIPTION

The CDE file system is divided into three parts: the root system, /usr/local/dt, the configuration directory, /usr/local/dt/etc, and the temporary directory, /var/dt. The root system, /usr/local/dt, is a read-only directory. It contains all the files that comprise the CDE. The configuration directory, /usr/local/dt/etc, is the directory CDE applications will search to locate configuration files that have been modified by the system administrator. Default versions of these configuration files are typically located in /usr/local/dt. The temporary directory, /var/dt, contains temporary information or information that varies in size and existence. Below is a diagram of the directory tree structure for CDE.

  /usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig/appmanager/&<Lang>


                   /help/&<Lang>


                   /icons/&<Lang>


                   /types/&<Lang>


         /backdrops/&<Lang>


         /config


         /palettes/&<Lang>


  /usr/local/dt/app-defaults/&<Lang>


         /appconfig/appmanager/&<Lang>


                   /help/&<Lang>


                   /icons/&<Lang>


                   /types/&<Lang>


         /bin


         /config


         /lib


        /share/backdrops/&<Lang>


              /include


              /examples


              /man


              /palettes/&<Lang>


 /var/dt/appconfig/appmanager


 $HOME/.dt/appmanager


          /help


          /icons


          /palettes


          /sessions


          /types

The following guidelines apply to the contents of these directories:

/usr/local/dt

This directory is for use by the CDE system. Applications should never create files in this directory although they may read and execute them.

/usr/local/dt/app-defaults/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the app-defaults files for the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/appconfig/appmanager/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the actions files used by the Application Manager.

/usr/local/dt/appconfig/help/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the CDE help volumes and help files.

/usr/local/dt/appconfig/icons/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the icons used by the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/appconfig/types/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the actions and data types used by the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/bin

This directory contains the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/config

This directory contains default configuration files.

/usr/local/dt/lib

This directory contains the shared libraries used by the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/share

This directory contains CDE elements, typically ASCII files, that are independent of the architecture.

/usr/local/dt/share/backdrops/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the backdrops used by the window manager workspaces and by the Style Manager.

/usr/local/dt/share/examples

This directory contains examples of CDE functionality.

/usr/local/dt/share/include

This directory is part of the developmewnt environment and includes header files associated with CDE.

/usr/local/dt/share/man

This directory contains the man pages for the CDE clients.

/usr/local/dt/share/palettes/&<Lang>

This directory contains the localized versions of the palettes used by the Style Manager to determine the color scheme.

/usr/local/dt/etc

This directory is specified as the CDE configuration directory.

/usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig

This directory is used to hold system-administrator defined configuration files

/usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig/appmanager/&<Lang>

This directory is used to hold system-administrator defined configuration files for the Application Manager.

/usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig/help/&<Lang>

This directory is used to hold system-administrator defined configuration files for the Help system.

/usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig/icons/&<Lang>

This directory is used to hold system-administrator defined configuration files for icons.

/usr/local/dt/etc/appconfig/types/&<Lang>

This directory is used to hold system-administrator defined configuration files for the action and filetype database.

/usr/local/dt/etc/backdrops/&<Lang>

This directory contains backdrops provided by the system administrator.

/usr/local/dt/etc/config

This directory is to contain modified versions of the CDE configuration files (installed in /usr/local/dt/config).

/usr/local/dt/etc/palettes/&<Lang>

This directory contains palettes provided by the system administrator.

/var/dt

This directory is used by CDE for some log files, temporary files, and files that vary in size.

/var/dt/appconfig/appmanager

This directory is created at login and is used by the Application Manager.

$HOME/.dt

This directory contains information specific to the user.

$HOME/.dt/appmanager

This directory is used to hold user-defined configuration files for the Application Manager.

$HOME/.dt/backdrops

This directory is used to hold user-customized backdrops for the Style Manager.

$HOME/.dt/help

This directory is used to hold user-defined configuration files for the Help system.

$HOME/.dt/icons

This directory is used to hold user-defined configuration files for icons.

$HOME/.dt/palettes

This directory is used to hold user-customized palettes for the Style Manager.

$HOME/.dt/sessions

This directory is used to store session information between CDE sessions.

$HOME/.dt/tmp

This directory is used to hold temporary information.

$HOME/.dt/types

This directory is used to hold user-defined configuration files for the action and filetypes database.

SEE ALSO

dtenvvar(5)