Linux Directories

Navigate

cd 
ls

/Bin

• Binaries and Executables

/SBin

• essential executables for super user (root)

/Lib

• shared between binaries

• shared between sbin and bin binaries

/usr/bin

• non essential user installed libraries

/usr/local/bin

• locally compiled binaries

• safe place to install packages that wont conflict with the user installed location

$Path

• tell linux where to find executables

which <binary_name>

• eg which curl , which cd

• tells its full path in the file system

/ETC

• Editable text config

• config files to modify settings for installed software's and preferences

/Home/<user_data>

• Each user registered in the system will have folder in the home directory

~

• File path to root

• starting point

/Boot

• Boot system

• contains the linux kernel

/Dev

• device files

• Interface with hardware of drivers as if they were device files

• Create Disk partition here

• Interact with Floppy drive

/Opt

• optional directory

• for optional software (rare interaction)

/var

• Variables files

• changes as you use the OS

• contains the logs and the cache file

/Tmp

• temp files that wont be persisted between the reboots

• non persistant storage

/Proc

• Illusionary File System that doesnt exist on disk

• created in memory by linux kernal to keep track of running process