6. Directory Conventions

The following table describes the directory conventions used in this book.

Table 2. Directory Conventions

Directory

Description

download_dir

Directory containing the C5 2.1 download files.

Example:

/home/user/tmp

extract_dir

Directory containing sufficient space to extract the delivery. This directory can be a local or an NFS mounted disk that has "write" permission.

Example:

/home/user/tmp

install_dir

Directory where you install the C5 product.

Example:

/home/user/c5-2.1

Note that, during installation, you can choose the installation directory other than /home/user. However, the c5-2.1 directory containing the C5 directories and files is automatically created in the directory you specify.

source_dir

Directory containing the source files.

Example:

install_dir/src

build_dir

Directory where you configure and build the system image. This directory can be a local or an NFS mounted disk, but you must have "write" permission.

Example:

install_dir/build

root_dir

Directory containing the C5 file system.

Example:

build_dir/root

mount_dir

Directory on the host containing a file system you want to mount on a target.

Example:

host:build_dir/root