Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

5.2 Requirements

The following directories, or symbolic links to directories, are required in /var.

"/var"
cache
lib
local
lock
log
opt
run
spool
tmp
"Variable data"
Application cache data
Variable state information
Variable data for /usr/local
Lock files
Log files and directories
Variable data for /opt
Data relevant to running processes
Application spool data
Temporary files preserved between system reboots

Tree 5.2.1

Several directories are `reserved' in the sense that they must not be used arbitrarily by some new application, since they would conflict with historical and/or local practice. They are:


    /var/backups
    /var/cron
    /var/msgs
    /var/preserve


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