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PATHS(3)                NetBSD Library Functions Manual               PATHS(3)


NAME

     paths -- default system paths


SYNOPSIS

     #include <paths.h>


DESCRIPTION

     The <paths.h> header defines some default paths used in NetBSD.  All
     defined constants are prefixed with _PATH.  The constants include:

           ·   The default user search path set by login(1) and associated
               utilities such as rshd(8).  This is defined by _PATH_DEFPATH
               and includes directories such as /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin.

           ·   Default paths for some utilities and device nodes.  Examples
               include such paths as /dev/null (_PATH_DEVNULL), /dev/mem
               (_PATH_MEM), and /etc/nologin (_PATH_NOLOGIN), among others.

           ·   Paths for some default directories such as /dev (_PATH_DEV) and
               /tmp (_PATH_TMP) as well as paths for some miscellaneous utili-
               ties such as csh(1), /bin/csh (_PATH_CSHELL).


SEE ALSO

     whereis(1), sysexits(3), types(3), hier(7)


CAVEATS

     The <paths.h> header is specific to NetBSD.

NetBSD 8.3                       April 8, 2011                      NetBSD 8.3