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Linux Directories

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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