Linux root file System (ROOTFS)

This article mainly describes the Linux root directory.

/indicates root directory, knowledge of root directory will be very helpful to the learning of Linux system behind.

/ boot: System boot-related files, such as kernel

/ dev: Device files

The device files are divided into:

1, block device: Random access, data block

2, character devices: Linear access, by character units

/ etc: Configuration file

/home directory, home directory for each user, usually default to/home/username/

/root: Administrator's home directory

/lib: library file

1. Static Library

2. Dynamic library:. So (Shared object)

/lib/Modules: Kernel module files

/media: mount point directory, general Mount mobile device

/mnt: mount point directory, typically mount additional temporary file system

/opt: Optional directory, installation directory for third-party programs

/proc: Pseudo file system, kernel mapping file

/sys: Pseudo file system, hardware-related property mapping file

/ var: Changeable file

/bin: Executable file, user command

/sbin: Managing Commands

/ usr: Global shared read-only file (contains/usr/bin,/usr/sbin,/usr/lib)

/usr/local:(also includes/usr/local/bin,/usr/local/sbin,/usr/local/lib)

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Linux root file System (ROOTFS)