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Please explain the file structure of linux?
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root - The home directory for the root user
home - Contains the user's home directories along with
directories for services
ftp
HTTP
samba
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bin - Commands needed during bootup that might be needed by
normal users
sbin - Like bin but commands are not intended for normal
users. Commands run by LINUX.
proc - This filesystem is not on a disk. It is a virtual
filesystem that exists in the kernels imagination which is
memory.
1 - A directory with info about process number 1. Each
process has a directory below proc.
usr - Contains all commands, libraries, man pages, games
and static files for normal operation.
bin - Almost all user commands. some commands are in /bin
or /usr/local/bin.
sbin - System admin commands not needed on the root
filesystem. e.g., most server programs.
include - Header files for the C programming language.
Should be below /user/lib for consistency.
lib - Unchanging data files for programs and subsystems
local - The place for locally installed software and other
files.
man - Manual pages
info - Info documents
doc - Documentation
tmp
X11R6 - The X windows system files. There is a directory
similar to usr below this directory.
X386 - Like X11R6 but for X11 release 5
boot - Files used by the bootstrap loader, LILO. Kernel
images are often kept here.
lib - Shared libraries needed by the programs on the root
filesystem
modules - Loadable kernel modules, especially those needed
to boot the system after disasters.
dev - Device files
etc - Configuration files specific to the machine.
skel - When a home directory is created it is initialized
with files from this directory
sysconfig - Files that configure the linux system for
devices.
var - Contains files that change for mail, news, printers
log files, man pages, temp files
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lib - Files that change while the system is running
normally
local - Variable data for programs installed in /usr/local.
lock - Lock files. Used by a program to indicate it is
using a particular device or file
log - Log files from programs such as login and syslog
which logs all logins and logouts.
run - Files that contain information about the system that
is valid until the system is next booted
spool - Directories for mail, printer spools, news and
other spooled work.
tmp - Temporary files that are large or need to exist for
longer than they should in /tmp.
catman - A cache for man pages that are formatted on demand
mnt - Mount points for temporary mounts by the system
administrator.
tmp - Temporary files. Programs running after bootup should
use /var/tmp.
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The Linux system contains thousand of files located within
many directories. All directories are organized in a
tree-structure like manner.
* The 'trunk' of the tree is the root directory.
* The root directory is simply identified as a "/".
* All other directories 'branch' off from the trunk.
The following lists the most common directories and their
intended contents.
* / - root directory
* /home - where directories are contained for each user,
example:
* /usr - pronounced 'user' and contains Linux commands
and utilities
o /bin - binary executable programs
o /lib - program libraries, similar to Windows
'dll' files
o /sbin - more executable programs and Linux
utilities for administrative purposes
o /doc - documentation
o /src - source code to programs
* /tmp - temporary work files
* /etc - configuration files
o /rc.d - scripts used during boot and shutdown
process
o /sysconfig - default configuration files
o /sysconfig/network-scripts - network scripts
o /sysconfig/daemons - special programs that run
in background, such as print spooling
* /bin - binary executable programs that all users need
* /dev - device files that control drives, terminals and
any equipment attached to the server
* /var - user specific files
o /log - log files containing system usage and errors
o /spool - where spooled files are stored during
print spooling process
o /mail - where Email files are stored until
retrieved by client Email program
* /proc - system files
* /root - root's home directory
* /opt - other options
* /sbin - more executable programs and utilities
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