Sunday, December 8, 2013

Standard directories and their contents


Standard directories and their contents

Pathname OSa Contents

/bin    All Core operating system commandsb
/boot   LS Kernel and files needed to load the kernel
/dev    All Device entries for disks, printers, pseudo-terminals, etc.
/etc    All Critical startup and configuration files
/home   All Default home directories for users
/kernel Kernel components
/lib    All Libraries, shared libraries, and parts of the C compiler
/media  Mount points for filesystems on removable media
/mnt    Temporary mount points, mounts for removable media
/opt    All Optional software packages (not consistently used)
/proc   Information about all running processes
/root   Home directory of the superuser (often just /)
/sbin   All Commands needed for minimal system operabilityc
/stand  Stand-alone utilities, disk formatters, diagnostics, etc.
/tmp    All  Temporary files that may disappear between reboots
/usr    All  Hierarchy of secondary files and commands
/usr/bin  All Most commands and executable files
/usr/     Include All Header files for compiling C programs
/usr/lib  All Libraries; also, support files for standard programs
/usr/lib64  64-bit libraries on 64-bit Linux distributions
/usr/local  All Software you write or install; mirrors structure of /usr
/usr/sbin   All Less essential commands for administration and repair
/usr/share  All Items that might be common to multiple systems
/usr/share/man All On-line manual pages
/usr/src    Source code for nonlocal software (not widely used)
/usr/tmp   All More temporary space (preserved between reboots)
/var All   System-specific data and configuration files
/var/adm   All Varies: logs, setup records, strange administrative bits
/var/log   Various system log files
/var/spool All Spooling directories for printers, mail, etc.
/var/tmp   All More temporary space (preserved between reboots)

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