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Directory | Comments |
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/ | Root directory |
/bin | Contains binaries (programs) that must be present for the system to boot |
/boot | Contains the Linux kernel, initial RAM disk image (for drivers needed at boot time), and the boot loader. |
/dev | List of devices (device nodes) kernel understands |
/etc | System config files, shell scripts which start each of the system services at boot time |
/home | Each user is given a dir in home (users can only write files in their home dirs) |
/lib | Shared libraries used by the core system program |
/lost+found | TODO |
/media | TODO |
/mnt | TODO |
/opt | TODO |
/proc | TODO |
/root | home dir for root account |
/sbin | “system” binaries = programs that perform vital system tasks that are generally reserved for the superuser |
/tmp | storage of temporary files created (by various programs) |
/usr | all programs and support files used by regular users |
/usr/bin | TODO |
/usr/lib/td> | shared libraries for the programs in /usr/bin |
/usr/local | TODO |
/usr/sbin/td> | system administration files |
/usr/share/td> | shared data for the programs in /usr/bin |
/usr/share/doc | documentation from packages installed on the system |
/var | data that is likely to change/td> |
/var/log | records of various system activity/td> |