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4 TeX directory structure
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This section describes the default installation hierarchy of the
distribution.  It conforms to both the GNU coding standards and the TeX
directory structure (TDS) standard.  For rationale and further
explanation, please see those documents.  The GNU document is available
from <http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards>.  The TDS document is available
from <http://www.mirror.ctan.org/tds> (*note unixtex.ftp::).

   In short, here is a skeleton of the default directory structure,
extracted from the TDS document:

     PREFIX/      installation root ('/usr/local' by default)
      bin/         executables
      man/         man pages
      include/     C header files
      info/        GNU info files
      lib/         libraries ('libkpathsea.*')
      share/       architecture-independent files
       texmf/      TDS root
        bibtex/     BibTeX input files
         bib/        BibTeX databases
          base/       base distribution (e.g., 'xampl.bib')
          misc/       single-file databases
          PKG/       name of a package
         bst/        BibTeX style files
          base/       base distribution (e.g., 'plain.bst', 'acm.bst')
          misc/       single-file styles
          PKG/       name of a package
        doc/         additional documentation
        dvips/       '.pro', '.ps', 'psfonts.map'
        fonts/       font-related files
         TYPE/         file type (e.g., 'tfm', 'pk')
          MODE/          type of output device (types 'pk' and 'gf' only)
           SUPPLIER/       name of a font supplier (e.g., 'public')
            TYPEFACE/        name of a typeface (e.g., 'cm')
             dpiNNN/           font resolution (types 'pk' and 'gf' only)
        metafont/    Metafont (non-font) input files
         base/        base distribution (e.g., 'plain.mf')
         misc/        single-file packages (e.g., 'modes.mf')
         PKG/           name of a package (e.g., 'mfpic')
        metapost/    MetaPost input files
         base/        base distribution (e.g., 'plain.mp')
         misc/        single-file packages
         PKG/           name of a package
         support/     support files for MetaPost-related utilities (e.g., 'trfonts.map')
        mft/         'MFT' inputs (e.g., 'plain.mft')
        tex/         TeX input files
         FORMAT/         name of a format (e.g., 'plain')
          base/        base distribution for FORMAT (e.g., 'plain.tex')
          misc/        single-file packages (e.g., 'webmac.tex')
          local/       local additions to or local configuration files for FORMAT
          PKG/           name of a package (e.g., 'graphics', 'mfnfss')
         generic/     format-independent packages
          hyphen/      hyphenation patterns (e.g., 'hyphen.tex')
          images/      image input files (e.g., Encapsulated PostScript)
          misc/        single-file format-independent packages (e.g., 'null.tex').
          PKG/           name of a package (e.g., 'babel')
        web2c/        implementation-dependent files ('.pool', '.fmt', 'texmf.cnf', etc.)

   Some concrete examples for most file types:

     /usr/local/bin/tex
     /usr/local/man/man1/xdvi.1
     /usr/local/info/kpathsea.info
     /usr/local/lib/libkpathsea.a
     /usr/local/share/texmf/bibtex/bst/base/plain.bst
     /usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/cmr10.600pk
     /usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/source/public/pandora/pnr10.mf
     /usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/tfm/public/cm/cmr10.tfm
     /usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/type1/adobe/utopia/putr.pfa
     /usr/local/share/texmf/metafont/base/plain.mf
     /usr/local/share/texmf/metapost/base/plain.mp
     /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex
     /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex
     /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/tex.pool
     /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/tex.fmt
     /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf