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12. August 2025 10:21
Every folder under Linux has it's meaning.
|
Folder
|
What it contains
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|---|---|
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/bin
|
Essential command binaries
|
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/boot
|
System boot loader files
|
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/dev
|
Device files
|
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/etc
|
Host specific system wide configuration files
|
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/home
|
User home directory
|
|
/lib
|
Shared library modules
|
|
/media
|
Media file such as DVD-ROM
|
|
/mnt
|
Temporary mounted filesystem
|
|
/opt
|
Add-on application software packages
|
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/proc
|
Automatically generated file system
Interface to kernel data structures |
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/root
|
Home directory for root user
|
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/run
|
Runtime program data
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/sbin
|
System binaries
|
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/srv
|
Site specific data served by this system
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/sys
|
Virtual directory providing information about the system
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/tmp
|
Temporary files
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/usr
|
Read-only user files
Unix System Ressources |
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/var
|
Files that are expected to continuously change
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