Directory Structure in Linux
Every operating system have its own directory structure, windows doesn’t have a clear directory structure. In linux operating system, all are having the same directory structure.
/ — Main directory
root — Home directory for root and root users
boot — contains booting information
home — contains home directory to all user
etc — network and server configuration files
- /etc/inittab – this file contains the information about which terminal will be shown first when Linux PC boots.
- /etc/fstab - Contains information about file system and permanent mount points
- /etc/passwd - encrypted password for all user and group id is specified here.
- /etc/resolve.conf – used for DNS configuration, name server and server ip are used here.
bin — normal and root user commands
sbin — commands execute only for root user
var — log file information
tmp — temporary file
media — contains media information such as floppy, CD, etc
lib — library and help service
usr — wallpaper, help commands, documents
mnt — default directory to mount any partition / device
dev — device file i.e., hardware file information
proc — virtual memory configuration
/usr/lib –> installation file
