Directory | Description |
|---|---|
Root, the highest level in the hierarchy | |
Contains binaries for use by all users. Also contains executable files, Linux commands that are used in single user mode, and common commands that are used by all the users, like cat, cp, cd, ls, etc | |
directory stores data that is used before the kernel begins executing user-mode programs | |
System Devices | |
System configuration files (when making changes to the system you will probably make the changes in here) | |
Keep each users files’ separate, also default landing spot when a user connectors via ssh or ftp | |
System libraries | |
Removable media mounting point | |
Often used for third-party packages to set-up their own folder structure | |
System information /sys shows the same information but in a difference format | |
Running processing on the system | |
Temporary files – cleared when the system restarts | |
Contains log files and other things that change over time |