Directory
\n Description
\n\/ Root directory\u2014the starting point of the directory tree.<\/p>\n
\/bin Essential binary files, such as commands that are needed by both the system administrator and normal users. Usually also contains the shells, such as Bash.<\/p>\n
\/boot Static files of the boot loader.<\/p>\n
\/dev Files needed to access host-specific devices.<\/p>\n
\/etc Host-specific system configuration files.<\/p>\n
\/home Holds the home directories of all users who have accounts on the system.
\n However, root’s home directory is not located in \/home but in \/root.<\/p>\n
\/lib Essential shared libraries and kernel modules.<\/p>\n
\/media Mount points for removable media.<\/p>\n
\/mnt Mount point for temporarily mounting a file system.<\/p>\n
\/opt Add-on application software packages.<\/p>\n
\/root Home directory for the superuser root.<\/p>\n
\/sbin Essential system binaries and commands that are needed by system administrator.<\/p>\n
\/tmp Temporary files.<\/p>\n
\/usr Secondary hierarchy with read-only data.<\/p>\n
\/var Variable data such as log files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Directory Description \/ Root directory\u2014the starting point of the directory tree. \/bin Essential binary files, such as commands that are needed by both the system administrator and normal users. Usually also contains the shells, such as Bash. \/boot Static files of the boot loader. \/dev Files needed to access host-specific devices. \/etc Host-specific system configuration… <\/p>\n