Contents of the !SASROOT Directory

The !SASROOT directory contains the files required to use SAS. This directory includes invocation points, configuration files, sample programs, catalogs, data sets, and executable files. You do not need to know the organization of these directories to use SAS.

If all available SAS products are installed on your system, the !SASROOT directory contains the files and directories that are listed in the following tables:

SAS Files in the !SASROOT Directory

SAS File	Description of Contents
sas	is the default invocation point for SAS.
sassetup	enables you to renew your SAS license.
setinit.sas	is the SAS file that was used to update the license information.
sasv9.cfg	is the default system configuration file for SAS. This file should not be edited. (See sasv9_local.cfg.)
sasv9_local.cfg	is the file where user-specified system options should be added. This file overrides the options in the default system configuration file, and prevents the options from being lost when you reinstall or upgrade SAS.

SAS Subdirectories in the !SASROOT Directory

SAS Subdirectory	Description of Contents
bin	contains the invocation scripts for each language listed in the `NLS` directory. This directory also contains the sasenv script that sets the environment variables that are required by SAS. sasenv_local is the file that you modify. sasenv_local is also the last file that SAS reads when processing environment variables.
dbcs	contains the subdirectories for a DBCS installation.
install	contains the admin subfolder, which contains data files and subfolders that are used by sassetup. It also contains registry and sasregord subfolders, which contain data files that are used to build the SAS Registry during installation post-processing.
maps	is a SAS library that contains SAS data sets used by SAS/GRAPH software to produce maps. You receive some maps with SAS/GRAPH software. Additional maps are available in the SAS Map Data Library Series.
misc	contains miscellaneous components. This directory also contains components for various SAS products, such as script files for SAS/CONNECT software and thin client interfaces for SAS/SHARE software. In this directory, the `DEPLOYMENT` directory contains template files that are required by the SAS installation program. These template files should not be altered. There is also a `SASSETUP` directory, which contains program scripts that are used by the sassetup utility in `!SASROOT`.
nls	contains subdirectories for national language and locale support. These directories include `DBCS` (double-byte character set), `DE` (–LOCALE German), `EN` (–LOCALE en_US), `ES` (–LOCALE Spanish), `FR` (–LOCALE French), `HU` (–LOCALE Hungarian), `IT` (–LOCALE Italian), `JA` (–LOCALE ja_JP—Primary Japanese encoding), `JA.SJIS` (–LOCALE ja_JP—Secondary Japanese encoding), `KO` (–LOCALE ko_KR), `NO` (–LOCALE Norwegian), `PB` (–LOCALE pt_BR—Portuguese Brazilian), `PL` (–LOCALE Polish), `RU` (–LOCALE Russian), `SV` (–LOCALE Swedish), `U8` (–LOCALE en_US—for UTF-8 support), `ZH` (–LOCALE zh_CN—Chinese), and `ZT` (contains subfolders for traditional Chinese fonts supported in SAS). Most of these folders contain a sasv9.cfg configuration file, which makes the NLS-specific content available in SAS when SAS is invoked using the language-specific SAS invocation script. Each language directory contains a `SASCFG` subdirectory that contains the SAS Registry and SAS Desktop data sets that are generated during installation. This list is a snapshot of the SAS `NLS` subdirectories for national language support. The list will include support for additional locales when they become available.
perl	contains Perl binaries and libraries that are used by the sassetup program and SAS feature testing tools.
samples	contains sample programs for different SAS products. These programs are organized by product subdirectory, and might not include samples for every SAS product.
sasautos	contains predefined SAS macros. See Using Autocall Libraries in UNIX Environments.
sasexe	contains executable files for different SAS products.
sashelp	is a SAS library that contains online Help files, menus, descriptions of graphics devices, and other catalogs used by SAS procedures that support windows.
sasmsg	contains files that contain all of the messages and notes that are used by SAS.
saspgm	contains various components of SAS products.
sastest	contains files that are used by the SAS feature testing tools.
utilities	contains man pages and utility programs. For more information, see The Utilities Directory in UNIX Environments.
X11	contains the files needed to run SAS with the X Window System. These files include bitmap files, online Help files, and resource files.