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The MiKTeX directory tree

When you have installed MiKTeX, the TeXMF root directory (usually `c:\texmf') contains the following subdirectories:

`bibtex'
For BibTeX input files.
`doc'
For user documentation.
`dvips'
For dvips input files.
`fonts'
For font files.
`makeindex'
For MakeIndex input files.
`metafont'
For METAFONT input files.
`metapost'
For MetaPost input files.
`miktex'
For MiKTeX related files.
`source'
For source files.
`tex'
For TeX input files.

Read A Directory Structure for TeX Files (`c:\texmf\doc\general\tds.dvi') by the TUG Working Group on a TeX Directory Structure, for more information about the standard TeX hierarchy.

Contents of the MiKTeX directory

The MiKTeX directory (usually `c:\texmf\miktex') is reserved for implementation dependend files. It contains five subdirectories:

`base'
For `.base' (METAFONT base) files.
`bin'
For executable files.
`config'
This directory contains the configuration file `miktex.environment' and the configuration utility `configure.exe' (see section How to configure MiKTeX). Furthermore this directory contains the file name data base `texmf.fndb'.
`fmt'
For `.fmt' (TeX format) files.
`mem'
For `.mem' (MetaPost Memory) files.


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