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Excellent idea for a page, but I'd refactor it somewhere (when I wasn't at work), perhaps into FileHierarchy or something, and explain on this page what a filesystem was, ext2/ext3 etc, and how the Windows analog is "FAT" or "NTFS". ----- The Linux filesystem grows from a main point "/" (Refered to as root) ; __[/boot|SlashBoot]__ : Stores the kernel. Usuallly a seperate [Partition] at the beginning of the hard drive ; __[/bin|SlashBin]__ : System binary files (Programs) for use by all users ; __[/dev|SlashDev]__ : Device files. Represent all devices connected to your computer ; __[/etc|SlashEtc]__ : Contains configuration files for programs ; __[/home|SlashHome]__ : Each user has a folder in here to store all their personal files. Commonly refered to as '~'. ; __[/lib|SlashLib]__ : Contains libraries needed to run the programs in /bin and /sbin ; __[/mnt|SlashMnt]__ : Provides a place to 'mount' temporary filesystems (eg CDROM, floppy disk) ; __[/opt|SlashOpt]__ : Location for add on software. Usually StaticallyLinked programs provided in binary form. Some people install TarBalls in here too, expecially beta software. ; __[/proc|SlashProc]__ : A "live window" in to kernel parameters. ; __[/root|SlashRoot]__ : home directory of the root SuperUser ; __[/sbin|SlashSbin]__ : Exectuable files to be used only by the root SuperUser ; __[/usr|SlashUsr]__ : For files that can be shared across a whole site among multiple users ; __[/usr/local|SlashUsrSlashLocal]__ : Files that are installed from TarBalls usually install to here. Contains a full directory structure (bin/, etc/) ; __[/var|SlashVar]__ : For variable data files More information can be found at the [filesystem hierarchy standard|http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/] ---- CategoryBeginners
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