A detailed description of the file directory structure under Linux
/ |
Upper root directory of Linux file system |
/bin |
Store user-Executable programs |
/boot |
Files required for operating system startup |
/dev |
Interface Device file directory, for example: had means hard disk |
/etc |
Files about system settings and administration |
/home |
General user's home directory or FTP Site Administration directory |
/mnt |
The device's file system loading point, for example: optical drive, floppy disk, etc... |
/proc |
Current system core and program execution information. |
/root |
Administrator's home directory |
/sbin |
This directory holds the programs that you need to execute when the system starts |
/tmp |
The directory used to hold the scratch disk |
/usr |
Store information such as system commands and applications used by the user |
/var |
A directory of related programs of varying nature, such as: Log |
Detailed file directory structure under Linux