/var/account : Process accounting logs (optional)

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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

1 Introduction
2 The Filesystem
3 The Root Filesystem
4 The /usr Hierarchy
5 The /var Hierarchy
6 Operating System Specific Annex
7 Appendix

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5.4 /var/account : Process accounting logs (optional) #

5.4.1 Purpose #

This directory holds the current active process accounting log and the composite process usage data (as used in some UNIX-like systems by lastcomm and sa).