# Arch filesystem hierarchy

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- ABS
- File systems
- Pacman
- Partitioning

Arch Linux is among the many distributions that follow the filesystem hierarchy standard (FHS). For an explanation of each directory along with their designations, see the man page of `file-hierarchy`. Note that Arch follows the systemd FHS convention of symlinking `/bin`, `/sbin`, and `/usr/sbin` to `/usr/bin`. Additionally, `/lib` (and `/lib64` if applicable) are symlinks to `/usr/lib`. The ABS tree (`/var/abs`) and pacman package cache (`/var/cache/pacman/pkg`) are two notable Arch-specific modifications. Additionally `/usr/local` is empty by default, and since pacman installs to the `/usr` directory, manually compiled/installed software installed to `/usr/local` may peacefully co-exist with pacman-tracked system software.

## See also

- wikipedia:Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- Linux FHS Homepage

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- File systems