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Linux File Structure

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  1. / c / called is root d t directory. home : It contains home directories for all users to store their personal files.

  2. /home users home directory

  3. /bin for binary files

  4. /sbin Just like /bin It contains the commands and files, but

  5. /etc It contains the configuraiton files

  6. /lib library files

  7. /opt optional installations

  8. /Var contains variables like logs

Directories

Linux file system is casesensitive. (Zaftech and zaftech both are different) Hidden files start with . (dot) extension. dot (.) refers to current dir. Following are the directories in the Redhat OS.