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In compliance with the FHS, in which of the directories are man pages found?

The correct answer is A. /usr/share/man. In compliance with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), man pages, which provide system documentation, are found in the /usr/share/man directory.

Submitted by fatema_kw· Apr 18, 2026Operation of Running Systems

Question

In compliance with the FHS, in which of the directories are man pages found?

Options

  • A/usr/share/man
  • B/opt/man
  • C/usr/doc/
  • D/var/pkg/man
  • E/var/man

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    91% (21)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (1)

Why each option

In compliance with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), man pages, which provide system documentation, are found in the `/usr/share/man` directory.

A/usr/share/manCorrect

According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), the `/usr/share/man` directory is the designated location for manual pages, which contain documentation for commands, system calls, and other system components.

B/opt/man

The `/opt` directory is typically used for the installation of optional application software packages, not for standard system documentation like man pages.

C/usr/doc/

While `/usr/doc/` might contain some documentation, the FHS specifies `/usr/share/doc` for miscellaneous documentation and `/usr/share/man` specifically for man pages.

D/var/pkg/man

`/var/pkg/man` is not a standard FHS directory; `/var` is for variable data like logs, and `pkg` is not a standard subdirectory for man pages.

E/var/man

`/var/man` is not the standard FHS location for man pages; `/var` is reserved for variable data that changes during system operation, whereas man pages are static documentation.

Concept tested: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Source: https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch04s09.html

Topics

#FHS#Filesystem Hierarchy Standard#Man pages#Directory structure

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