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Directories
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This article contains a non-exhaustive list of some directories typically found on Gentoo installations that are outside the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. A few of these special directories are mentioned in the handbook.
Gentoo specific directories
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| / | By default Portage installs all files on the current filesystem to /. |
| /etc/conf.d | Every init script that can be configured has a file in this directory. |
| /etc/env.d | Files which contain the variables. |
| /etc/init.d | Init scripts directory. Most services that can be controlled should install a script here. |
| /etc/portage | The Portage configuration directory. |
| /etc/runlevels/boot | The boot runlevel. |
| /etc/runlevels/default | The default runlevel. |
| /etc/runlevels/nonetwork | The nonetwork runlevel. |
| /etc/runlevels/reboot | The reboot runlevel. |
| /etc/runlevels/shutdown | The shutdown runlevel |
| /etc/runlevels/single | The single runlevel |
| /etc/runlevels/sysinit | The sysinit runlevel. |
| /opt/ebuilds | Overlay tree. |
| /usr/lib/ccache/bin | The ccache binary directory. |
| /usr/local/portage | Overlay default directory. |
| /usr/portage | Gentoo repositories' default location. |
| /usr/share/doc/<package> | Documentation is generally found at this location. |
| /usr/src/linux | Linux sources directory. |
| /var/cache/edb | Portage cache. |
| /var/db/pkg | Portage stores the state of the system. |
| /var/lib/portage | The versions for the applications have been explicitly installed. |
| /var/log/portage/elog | One log per package. |
| /var/tmp | Portage temporary file directory. |
| /var/tmp/ccache | Portage default ccache home directory. |
| /var/tmp/portage | Portage specific build directories for each package it emerges. |
| emerge --info | grep CONFIG_PROTECT= | Directories which should be protected by Portage during updates, see CONFIG_PROTECT article for more information. |
| emerge --info | grep CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK= | Directories which should not be protected by Portage during updates, see CONFIG_PROTECT article for more information. |
External resources
- https://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/filesystem/index.html - General concepts from the Dev Handbook for Gentoo developers on filesystem hierarchy.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard - Wikipedia's article on the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS).