# Public directory

*public* is a [directory](directory-layout) that contains files that are not processed.

Basically, all files that references your pages except [raster image](../components/image) and [svg](../components/svg).

## Example

A PDF located in *public/static/book.pdf* would be referenced in a [page](page) as :

```markdown
<a href="/static/book.pdf" download>Book</a>
```

## Usage

It's use for files:

* referenced in HTML/Markdown directly (*\<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico">*)
* whose paths must stay stable (e.g., referenced from a CMS, email template, or external service)
* you don't want to be transformed

For example:

* pdf,
* word document
* [robots.txt](robots#robotstxt),
* *sitemap.xml*,
* [manifest.json and favicon.ico](favicons)