Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide

Solaris CDE Directory Structure

This section describes the main directories included in your desktop environment.

/usr/dt

This directory is the Solaris CDE installation location. It can also be the mount point from a remote file server. Table 6–1 describes the /usr/dt subdirectories.

Table 6–1 /usr/dt Subdirectories


Subdirectory	Description
`/bin`	SCDE applications and utilities
`/lib`	SCDE run-time shared libraries
`/config`	Default system configuration files
`/man`	[Optional] Man pages
`/app-defaults`	Default application resources
`/appconfig`	Default application icons, types, and actions
`/examples`	[Optional] CDE code/program examples
`/include`	[Optional] Developer include files
`/palettes`	Color palettes
`/share`	CDE AnswerBook documentation and default backdrops

/etc/dt

This directory contains customized workstation-specific configuration files. These files enable you to customize your environment in the following ways:

Set X-server configuration options
Use multiple screens
Customize workstation action files, data types, icons, and fonts

/var/dt

This directory is used to store temporary files for Solaris CDE applications such as Login Manager and Application Manager.

$HomeDirectory

This directory contains user specific files that relate to the user's desktop setup. They include applications, color scheme, Workspace menu and Front Panel modifications, and error logs.