[Wolves] What are the key linux directories?

[roundyz]

On Tuesday 20 Sep 2005 10:27, Bobby Singh wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When using linux for the first time you know what
> directories like /home and /mnt means.  Then after
> research you reliase that /usr/bin and /boot/grub are
> important.
>
> But as you use linux with different distros and spread
> the gospel.  You learn new folders that i felt i
> should have knowed, like /etc/fstab and something in
> /etc/X11.  Yes, 'you learn as you go' but all the time
> i go on the web, these important directories are never
> explicitly listed (maybe there is), unlike the 100s of
> pages on the the other stuff.
>
> I think it would be good if the expertise and
> knowledge among you all could do this on a webpage or
> documnet (it may not be under 'newbie').   It would
> solve a lot of hassle and make stuff easy to diagnose.
>  At times i use the 'command terminal' and some
> distros don't have a central software and hardware
> base hence these directories would be very very
> useful.
>
> I mean like; where is the central hardware directory
> like for modem, graphics card etc.  Where about the
> screen info. Where is the boot-up paramaters. etc etc
> etc etc.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bobby

well on my system lets go through them
boot >boot images are kept here
dev>hardware devices here
etc>config files here
home>home dirs here
lib>libs here
media> media is mounted here
proc>unsure but i think that it's filesytem related
root> root's dir
sbin>super users progs here
selinux> files for security enhanced linux
tmp>temp dir
usr>programs etc
var> for service files, www,ftp,mail,etc

hope this helps.
this is no way complete either. there are important sub dirs too.
but i havn't time. sorry.


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