Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:14:42 -0800 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: J.S. <johann@broadpark.no> Cc: "questions - freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Personal hierarchy =?iso-8859-1?q?--=A0Are=20there=20any?= standards? Message-ID: <200112301214821.SM02384@there> In-Reply-To: <20011230131733.50f90cb2.johann@broadpark.no> References: <20011230120812.0a5a8c72.johann@broadpark.no> <20011230114027.GA70217@roughtrade.net> <20011230131733.50f90cb2.johann@broadpark.no>
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On Sunday 30 December 2001 04:17 am, you wrote: > Ok, here's my new layout: > > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:09 bin/=09< Like yours > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:10 biz/=09< Business-related > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:09 doc/=09< Documents, all s= orts > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:09 edu/=09< Educational > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:10 etc/=09< Scripts, configs > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:09 mp3/=09< MP3 archive > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:09 src/=09< Code > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:10 tmp/=09< Temporary > drwxr-xr-x 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 13:13 usr/=09< Personal > > There we have it =3D) That is, unless somebody presents me with a bette= r > suggestion. I doubt it though. > > P'Z I've been reading this thread also, just haven't added anything yet. I am= =20 curious, now that you have somewhat settled on the above arrangement, are= =20 these directorys in the root partition? I see a usr directory, is that th= e=20 /usr partition? I hope you have put all the above directories inside the = /usr=20 partition and not on the root partition (it looks like those are in the /= =20 partition). So it might be somthing like this: / /bin /etc /usr /boot etc etc then in /usr /usr/home /usr/biz /usr/doc /usr/edu /usr/mp3 etc etc My preference is to leave / alone, symlink /tmp and /var to /usr/tmp and=20 /usr/var, install all apps into /usr/local/ and then create any personal=20 directories inside my home directory - ~/pics ~/music ~/Mail etc etc That way I will never fill up the root partition, as so many people tend = to=20 do, then cry for help when it gets full and they start having problems wi= th=20 their apps because of the full root partition. Anyway, that's just my preference, FWIW. Regards, Chip www.wiegand.org =09 > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:40:27 +1100 > > Joshua Goodall <joshua@roughtrade.net> wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 12:08:11PM +0100, J.S. wrote: > > > I keep re-organizing my files and directories continuously, and I n= ever > > > feel satisfied with the way I structure them. I was hoping somethin= g > > > easy, abbreviated and well-organized, like the FreeBSD hierarchy, w= ould > > > help me feel better about my personal stash. > > > > > > Or perhaps someone could show me how they have it? > > > > You are free to lay out your home directory however you like, in > > collaboration with those applications you're using that expect > > certain things in certain places (like, say, a .muttrc, or a > > kde ~/Desktop/ - and yes I know all these things are configurable) > > > > There are no standards. There is the default skeleton which is not > > much in terms of a live-and-kicking home directory. Personally I > > have a basic structure that is repeated across almost all logins > > across several platforms, which then varies locally. > > > > archive/=09large downloads, snapshots, tarballs etc > > =09=09 my personal "aladdins cave" of, well, stuff. > > bin/=09=09personal executables > > doc/=09=09documents downloaded or produced > > Mail/=09=09maildirs and mboxes > > man/=09=09personal manual pages > > src/=09=09untarred/CVS'd source code directories > > tmp/=09=09scratchpad directory > > web/<hostname>/=09public content for http delivery > > web/logs/=09log area for the above > > projects/=09content-organized subdirectories for personal or > > =09=09 professional projects. > > > > Under these I structure hierarchically using whatever seems most > > appropriate at the time, so that obviously related objects are in > > subdirectories together. I have found this sufficient organisation > > without getting too bogged down in filing. > > > > Generally the correct filename and location for an object are > > immediately apparent to me in this system. Larger objects, e.g. > > CVS repositories get their own slice and a symlink from my home > > directory. > > > > I get particular pleasure from browsing through older stuff in > > archive/ and picking up strands of thought from way back. > > > > I suspect this stuff is very personal and that my layout is not > > likely to suit others. But you did ask ;) > > > > Joshua > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message --=20 <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> Windows 95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patc= h to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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