Summary

A skeleton of a TDS `texmf' directory tree. This is not to imply these are the only entries allowed. For example, `local' may occur at any level.

  bibtex/           BibTeX input files
    bib/            BibTeX databases
      base/         base distribution (e.g., `xampl.bib')
      misc/         single-file databases
    <package>/      name of a package
    bst/            BibTeX style files
      base/         base distribution (e.g., `plain.bst', `acm.bst')
      misc/         single-file styles
    <package>/      name of a package
  doc/              see Section section Documentation and the summary below
  etex/             as with `tex', below
  fonts/            font-related files
    <type>/         file type (e.g., `pk')
      <mode>/       type of output device (for `pk' and `gf' only)
        <supplier>/     name of a font supplier (e.g., `public')
          <typeface>/   name of a typeface (e.g., `cm')
            dpi<nnn>/   font resolution (for `pk' and `gf' only)
  <implementation>/ TeX implementations, by name (e.g., `emtex')
  local/            files created or modified at the local site
  metafont/         METAFONT (non-font) input files
    base/           base distribution (e.g., `plain.mf')
    misc/           single-file packages (e.g., `modes.mf')
    <package>/      name of a package (e.g., `mfpic')
  metapost/         MetaPost input and support files
    base/           base distribution (e.g., `plain.mp')
    misc/           single-file packages
    <package>/      name of a package
    support/        support files for MetaPost-related utilities
  mft/              `MFT' inputs (e.g., `plain.mft')
  <program>/        TeX-related programs, by name (e.g., `dvips')
  source/           program source code by name (e.g., `latex', `web2c')
  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'
      <package>/    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').
      <package>/    name of a package (e.g., `babel')

• Documentation tree summary

Documentation tree summary

A skeleton of a TDS directory tree under `texmf/doc'. This is not to imply these are the only entries allowed.

  ams/
    amsfonts/       `amsfonts.faq', `amfndoc'
    amslatex/       `amslatex.faq', `amsldoc'
    amstex/         `amsguide', `joyerr'
  bibtex/           BibTeX
    base/           `btxdoc.tex'
  fonts/
    fontname/       Filenames for TeX fonts
    oldgerm/        `corkpapr'
  <format>/         name of a TeX format (e.g., `generic', `latex')
    base/           for the base distribution
    misc/           for contributed single-file package documentation
    <package>/      for package
  general/          across programs, generalities
    errata/         `errata', `errata[1-8]'
    texcomp/        Components of TeX
  generic/          for non-format-specific TeX packages
    babel/
    german/         `germdoc'
  help/             meta-information
    ctan/           info about CTAN mirror sites
    faq/            FAQs of `comp.text.tex', etc.
  html/             HTML files
  info/             GNU Info files, made from Texinfo sources
  latex/            example of `format'
    base/           `ltnews*', `*guide', etc.
    graphics/       `grfguide'
  local/            site-specific documentation
  <program>/        TeX-related programs, by name (examples follow)
  metafont/         `mfbook.tex', `metafont-for-beginners', etc.
  metapost/         `mpman', `manfig', etc.
  tex/              `texbook.tex', A Gentle Introduction to TeX, etc.
  web/              `webman', `cwebman'