General Info

Directory Structure
  

   

 

 

 

 Directory 

 Purpose 

 

 

 

 

 / 

 Root of the filesystem 

 

 

 /bin 

 Essential command binaries 

 

 

 /sbin 

 Essential system binaries 

 

 

 /etc 

 Configuration files 

 

 

 /var 

 Variable data (logs, cache, etc.) 

 

 

 /var/log 

 System and application logs 

 

 

 /usr 

 User applications and binaries 

 

 

 /home 

 User home directories 

 

 

 /root 

 Root user’s home directory 

 

 

 /boot 

 Boot files and kernel 

 

 

 /opt 

 Optional third-party software 

 

 

 /tmp 

 Temporary files 

 

 

 /dev 

 Device files (disks, terminals) 

 

 

 /proc 

 Process and system info 

 

 

 /sys 

 Kernel-related info 

 

 

 /lib , /lib64 

 Shared libraries 

 

 

 /media 

 Auto-mounted removable media 

 

 

 /mnt 

 Temporary mount points 

 

 

 /srv 

 Data for services (web, FTP)