Linux File System

Linux File System

Every folder under Linux has it’s meaning.

FolderWhat it contains
/binEssential command binaries
/bootSystem boot loader files
/devDevice files
/etcHost specific system wide configuration files
/homeUser home directory
/libShared library modules
/mediaMedia file such as DVD-ROM
/mntTemporary mounted filesystem
/optAdd-on application software packages
/procAutomatically generated file system
Interface to kernel data structures
/rootHome directory for root user
/runRuntime program data
/sbinSystem binaries
/srvSite specific data served by this system
/sysVirtual directory providing information about the system
/tmpTemporary files
/usrRead-only user files
Unix System Ressources
/varFiles that are expected to continuously change

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