TeX directory structure ======================= 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 standard is available as `ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/standards/standards.texi' and mirrors. The TDS document is available from `CTAN:/tex-archive/tds' (*note unixtex.ftp::.). You can change the default paths in many ways (*note Changing search paths::.). One common desire is to put everything (binaries and all) under a single top-level directory such as `/usr/local/texmf' or `/opt/texmf'--in the terms used below, make PREFIX and TEXMF the same. For specific instructions on doing that, see *Note configure scenarios::. 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