/steam-generic/tf2/
			addons\		-------\	
			cfg\			 \
			maps\			---	These directories are linked in to every install and are identical across installs
			materials\		 /
			motd.txt		|
			sound\		-------/
			autoexec\			The file autoexec.cfg-(server-name) is linked into cfg\autoexec.cfg in the appropriate install
			server_specific\		The file server_specific.cfg-(server-name) is linked into cfg\server_specific.cfg in the appropriate install
			mapcycle\			The file mapcycle.txt-(server-name) is linked into mapcycle.txt in the appropriate install

so for example, listing /usr/local/games/steam3/orangebox/tf/cfg :

drwxrwx---  2 gsadmin gsadmin 4.0K 2009-06-02 17:47 .
drwxrwx--- 17 gsadmin gsadmin 4.0K 2009-05-30 00:58 ..
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin 1.1K 2008-09-07 02:09 360controller.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   60 2008-09-09 00:02 autoexec.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/autoexec/autoexec.cfg-av
d
-rw-r--r--  1 gsadmin gsadmin    0 2009-05-25 17:12 banned_ip.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   54 2008-09-09 00:02 banned_user.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/banned_user.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin   28 2008-09-07 02:09 chapter1.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin   32 2008-09-07 02:09 chapter2.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin   27 2008-09-07 02:09 chapter3.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin 1.2K 2008-09-07 02:09 config.360.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   55 2008-09-09 00:02 config_arena.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/config_arena.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   54 2008-09-09 00:02 cp_dustbowl.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/cp_dustbowl.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   55 2008-09-09 00:02 cp_gravelpit.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/cp_gravelpit.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   51 2008-09-09 00:02 cp_steel.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/cp_steel.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 demoman.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 engineer.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 heavyweapons.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 medic.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   54 2008-09-09 00:02 pl_badwater.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/pl_badwater.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   54 2008-09-09 00:02 pl_goldrush.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/pl_goldrush.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   57 2009-01-27 17:09 pl_indigo_4cag.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/pl_indigo_4cag
.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   55 2009-05-28 16:30 plr_pipeline.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/plr_pipeline.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 pyro.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 scout.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   49 2008-09-09 00:02 server.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/server.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   74 2008-09-09 00:02 server_specific.cfg -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/server_specific/s
erver_specific.cfg-avd
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin 1.5K 2008-09-08 23:51 settings_default.scr
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin 3.1K 2008-09-07 02:09 sfm_defaultanimationgroups.txt
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 sniper.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 soldier.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx  1 gsadmin gsadmin   48 2008-09-09 00:02 sourcemod -> /usr/local/games/steam-generic/tf2/cfg/sourcemod
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin    8 2008-09-07 02:09 spy.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin  142 2008-09-07 02:09 undo360controller.cfg
-rw-rw----  1 gsadmin gsadmin  306 2008-09-07 02:09 valve.rc

Execution of scripts:
=====================

The autoexec.cfg file tells the server what map to run by default
The server.cfg file sets up things which are commong to all instances (rates, admin contact address, fast download, sensible round and map time limits etc.)
then executes server_specific.cfg

The server_specific.cfg file executes things which are unique to the instance.  Normally this is only the hostname

Match servers:
==============

Only files in the "maps" folder are linked in this way.  Files in "cfg" could be done this way as well, but I was pressed for time when I did it :E

Maps folder:
============

As well as symlinking the maps into the game instances, the script also compresses them and places them on the webspace for downloading

Rationale:
==========

We were running 3 public servers from the one box.  Doing it this way meant we could make global changes easily (just alter server.cfg), had one common
place to put maps, and, because the files were stored outside the game directory, made backing up easier.  Also, at that time, steam updates had a habit
of clobbering config files.

HOWEVER as we are only running a couple of public servers AND they are temporary anyway, this system could/should be changed and simplified. I'd like to make
the map servers use symlinking for config files and possibly do the same server.cfg - server_specific.cfg thing as well, but apart from that, I think the current
system might just be unneccesarily confusing.  Opinions?