---
name: "sys_fs_cgroup"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-07"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/sys_fs_cgroup"
---

# sys\_fs\_cgroup(5)

mount points for cgroups filesystems

## NAME

/sys/fs/cgroup/ - mount points for cgroups filesystems

## SYNOPSIS

*/sys/fs/cgroup/*

## DESCRIPTION

This directory conventionally is used as a mount point for a [**tmpfs**(5)](/man/tmpfs/5.md) filesystem containing mount points for [**cgroups**(7)](/man/cgroups/7.md) filesystems.

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.0.

## SEE ALSO

[**sys\_fs**(5)](/man/sys_fs/5.md)