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# `non-standard-dir-in-var`

The FHS says "Applications should generally not add directories to the top level of `/var`. Such directories should only be added if they have some system-wide implication, and in consultation with the FHS mailing list."

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- The /var Hierarchy (Chapter 5) in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

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