Strange files and folders at /

[zeemeerman2]

I never really questioned it, but now, after a year, I do.
After a reinstall of OSX, I have some strange folders in my /-directory.
I'll list it here with the first three files or folders in the directory.

/bin
...[
...bash
...cat
/cores
...(empty)
/etc (alias to somewhere)
...6to4.conf
...afpovertcp.cfg
...aliases.db
/opt
.../local
......./bin
.........daemondo
.........port
.........portf (alias)
....../etc
........./macports
............/macports.conf
............mp_version
............sources
....../include
.........(empty)
/sbin
...autodiskmount
...clri
...disklabel
/sw
.../bin
......822-date
......apt-cache
......apt-cdrom
.../etc
....../alternatives
....../apt
....../dpkg
/tmp (another alias)
...amt3.log
...com.hp.launchport
.../launch-7nTDoo (folder, access has been denied, even as an admin)
/var (again, an alias)
.../agentx
.../amavis
.../at
/Volumes
.../Macintosh HD (alias, returns to /-directory)

I would leave it alone for the while being, but all in total takes up some space and it annoys me. Could I safely delete all things or make it hidden by placing a dot before each folder, without any errors?

Thanks for reading.

 

[LPZ]

Which ones do you consider strange? They seem standard to me.

Do not delete or rename any of these!

 

[old-wiz]

These files are all part of OSx's *nix heritage. do not go around deleting files and folders unless you really know *nix and what you are doing. Simply removing the files and folders is likely to lead to an unbootable system.

 

[Hal Itosis]

After a reinstall of OSX,

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1979