---
name: "projects"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfsprogs"
version: "7.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/projects"
---

# projects(5)

persistent project root definition

## NAME

projects - persistent project root definition

## DESCRIPTION

The */etc/projects* file provides a mapping between numeric project identifiers and those directories which are the roots of the quota tree.  Its format is simply:

```

# comments are hash-prefixed
# ...
10:/export/cage
42:/var/log
```

The */etc/projects* file is optional, instead [**xfs\_quota**(8)](/xfs_quota/8.md) can be used with the **-p** argument to specify a project root directly for each operation.

## SEE ALSO

[**xfs\_quota**(8)](/xfs_quota/8.md), [**xfsctl**(3)](/xfsctl/3.md), [**projid**(5)](/projid/5.md).