The root directory

This is a registry of names in the UNIX root directory. The point of this list is to prevent accidental collisions. Let me know if you have additions.

/.DS_Store: MacOS X
/.Spotlight-V100: MacOS X
/.Trashes: MacOS X
/.hotfiles.btree: MacOS X
/.vol: MacOS X
/Acrobat Reader 5.0: MacOS X
/Aktuelle Informationen: MacOS X
/Applications: MacOS X
/Applications (Mac OS 9): MacOS X
/CDROM
/COPYRIGHT: FreeBSD license
/Desktop DB: MacOS X
/Desktop DF: MacOS X
/Desktop Folder: MacOS X
/Developer: MacOS X
/Dokumente: MacOS X
/Library: MacOS X
/Network: MacOS X
/SD_CDROM: Software Delivery mount point for HP/UX
/Shutdown Check: MacOS X
/System: MacOS X
/System Folder: MacOS X
/System.map
/Systemordner: MacOS X
/Temporary Items: MacOS X version of /tmp
/TheVolumeSettingsFolder: MacOS X
/Trash: MacOS X
/Users: MacOS X version of /home
/VM Storage: MacOS X swap
/Volumes: MacOS X version of /mnt
/a: automounter crib
/afs: mount point for cells using the Andrew File System (AFS)
/altroot
/automount: MacOS X
/bin
/boot
/boot.config: FreeBSD boot configuration
/bsd
/cd
/cdrom
/coll
/command: a directory of globally named symlinks to programs
/cores
/crypt: used by cfs
/data
/dev
/debug: symlink to proc
/devices: Sun's reworking of /dev
/dist: temporary mount point for software installation CDs
/doc: a hierarchy of browsable documentation
/emul
/etc
/export
/floppy
/fs
/home
/hw
/kern
/kernel
/lost+found
/lib
/lib32
/lib64
/linuxrc
/mach
/mach.sym
/mach_kernel
/mdec
/media: mount points for automatically mounted media
/misc
/mnt
/mnt1
/mnt2
/modules: FreeBSD kernel modules
/n
/net
/netbsd: the NetBSD kernel
/obsd: backup OpenBSD kernel
/ofwboot: Open Firmware boot command
/opt
/osf_boot
/pack
/package: a directory of globally named package subdirectories
/platform
/private
/proc
/public: hierarchy of files published by publicfile
/root
/sbin
/service: a directory of symbolic links to system services started by svscan; used by scripts that control services
/shared
/shlib
/slash
/spare
/srv
/stand
/subsys
/sw
/sys
/tftpboot
/tmp
/u
/unix
/usr
/var
/vol
/vmlinuz
/vmunix
/xfn