Linux, UNIX Directories
|Linux directory structure
Mount Point | Explanation |
/ | Root directory |
/bin | Main program |
/boot | Used at boot |
/dev | directory Where the registered user devices (modem, mouse, keyboard, etc.) |
/etc | Configuration files |
/home | Home directories of users, registered in the system |
/lib | Libraries and kernel modules |
/mnt | Mount points of devices (CD ROM, floppy disks, drives on the network, etc.) |
/root | Root’s directory |
/sbin | Basic system software |
/tmp | Temporary files |
/usr | Directory impracticable important files |
/var | Various data (logs) |