Topic directories

Below each language directory is a flat list of directories, each containing the HTML content files for a subject area (``topic'') or book.

A topic directory:

• is the smallest unit of documentation that is initially installed

• is named with a unique identifier (``topicID'') for that collection of content

• contains a collection of related HTML files, with no subdirectories for that purpose

• can include a graphics subdirectory if the topic contains graphics

• can contain the ``Book metadata file'' and ``Nodes metadata file'' (.book and .node) which provide information about the HTML topic files for processing by the installation tools

• can contain view stanza files (.view) which provide information on generating the views

• contains several files generated by the installation tools, including a .titles file

• usually includes a table of contents file (typically, but not necessarily named CONTENTS.html), which the HTTP server automatically displays when a user selects a topic directory