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-A Linux machine has typical location
for the storage of most common things a system needs to run. Their contents:
+A Linux machine has typical locations
for the storage of most common things a system needs to run. Their contents:
-; __/__ : the filesystem root,
where all of the "directory tree" grows out of.
-; __/boot__ : the kernel. This is usually a seperate
[Partition] at the beginning of the hard drive.
+; __/__ : the filesystem root where all of the "directory tree" grows out of
+; __/boot__ : the kernel. This is usually a separate
[Partition] at the beginning of the hard drive.
; __/bin__ : system executable files for use by all users
-; __/dev__ : device nodes which are
files that represent your computer's periphery
+; __/dev__ : device nodes, ie
files that represent your computer's periphery
; __/etc__ : configuration files for programs
-; __/home__ : one subdirectory for each user has
to store all their personal files. Commonly abbreviated as __~__ (though this must be explicitly support by the program in question, as all shells do).
+; __/home__ : one subdirectory for each user to store all their personal files in
. Commonly abbreviated as __~__ (though this must be explicitly support by the program in question, as all shells do).
; __/lib__ : libraries needed to run the programs in __/bin__ and __/sbin__
-; __/mnt__ : 'mount points
' for temporary filesystems (eg CDROM, floppy disk)
+; __/mnt__ : 'MountPoint
' for temporary filesystems (eg CDROM, floppy disk)
; __/opt__ : add on software. Usually StaticallyLinked programs provided in binary form. Some people install [TarBall]s in here too, expecially beta software.
-; __/proc__ : pseudo files with information about the hardware and kernel configuration and the running processes
+; __/proc__ : a virtual FileSystem containing
pseudo files with information about the hardware and kernel configuration and the running processes
; __/root__ : home directory of the __root__ SuperUser
; __/sbin__ : executable files only of interest to the __root__ SuperUser
; __/usr__ : files that can be shared across a whole site among multiple users
; __/usr/local__ : anything shared across the system but not supplied by the system vendor traditionally goes here - most commonly, packages compiled from [TarBall]s
; __/var__ : variable data files, such as logs, mail and printer spools
+; __/tmp__ : temporary files - that is ''literally'' temporary files. On some systems, this directory is frequently purged.
-More information can be found at the [filesystem hierarchy standard|http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/].
+More information can be found at the [filesystem hierarchy standard|http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/], and in hier(7)
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