Linux Directory Structure

• /bin
• System binaries, including the command shell
• /boot
• Boot-up routine
• /dev
• Device files for all your peripherals
• /etc
• System configuration files
• /home
• User directories
• /lib
• Shared libraries and modules
• /lost+found
• Lost-cluster files, recovered from a disk-check
• /mnt
• Mounted file-systems
• /opt
• Optional software
• /proc
• Kernel-processes pseudo file-system
• /root
• Administrator’s home directory
• /sbin
• System administration binaries
• /usr
• User-oriented software
• /var
• Various other files: mail, spooling and logging