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Linux Directory Structure

The Filesystem Hierarchy

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What You Will Learn
Linux directory structure.

Location of operating system components.

Application directory structures.

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Why?
● Increases your overall knowledge of Linux.
● Aids in navigation.
● Saves you time.
● Improves your troubleshooting skills.
● Makes you a better user and administrator.
● Enhances your overall experience of using
Linux.
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Common Directories
/ “Root,” the top of the file system hierarchy.
/bin Binaries and other executable programs.
/etc System configuration files.
/home Home directories.
/opt Optional or third party software.
/tmp Temporary space, typically cleared on reboot.
/usr User related programs.
/var Variable data, most notably log files.
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Comprehensive Directory Listing
/ “Root,” the top of the file system hierarchy.
/bin Binaries and other executable programs.
/boot Files needed to boot the operating system.
/cgroup Control Groups hierarchy.
/dev Device files, typically controlled by the operating
system and the system administrators.
/etc System configuration files.

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/export Shared file systems.
/home Home directories.
/lib System Libraries.
/lib64 System Libraries, 64 bit.
/lost+found Used by the file system to store recovered
files after a file system check.
/media Used to mount removable media
(CD-ROMs, USBs)
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/mnt Used to mount external file systems.
/opt Optional or third party software.
/proc Provides info about running processes.
/rootThe home directory for the root account.
/sbin System administration binaries.
/selinux Used to display information about SELinux.

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/srv Contains data which is served by the system.

/srv/www Web server files.

/srv/ftp FTP files.

/sys Used to display and sometimes configure the


devices known to the Linux kernel.

/tmp Temporary space, typically cleared on reboot.


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/usr User related programs, libraries, and docs.
/usr/bin Binaries and other executable programs.
/usr/lib Libraries.
/usr/local Locally installed software that is not part of
the base operating system.
/usr/sbin System administration binaries.
/var Variable data, most notably log files.
/var/log Log files.
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Application Directory Structures
/usr/local/crashplan/bin
/usr/local/crashplan/etc
/usr/local/crashplan/lib
/usr/local/crashplan/log

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Application Directory Structures
/opt/avg/bin

/opt/avg/etc

/opt/avg/lib

/opt/avg/log
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Application Directory Structures
/etc/opt/myapp

/opt/myapp/bin

/opt/myapp/lib

/var/opt/myapp
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/usr/local/bin/myapp

/usr/local/etc/myapp.conf

/usr/local/lib/libmyspp.so

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Application Directory Structures
/opt/acme

/opt/acme/bin

/opt/acme/etc

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Application Directory Structures
/opt/google

/opt/google/chrome

/opt/google/earth

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Application Directory Structures
/opt/web-team

/opt/acme/web-team

/usr/local/acme/web-team

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Summary
The most common directories to know are:
/
/bin
/etc
/home
/opt
/tmp
/usr
/var
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Summary
Applications that are not part of the base OS
can be installed in:
/usr/local

/opt

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