Linux Directories

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Author: Doe Hoon LEE

Important directories in Linux!

Directory	What is it ?
/	- Root directory - Everything on the system is located under root directory
/bin
/boot	- Contains everything required for boot process - Boot loader is here
/dev	- This is where device files are located
/etc	- Contains system configuration files
/home	- Home folder of each user’s - This is where each user starts after loggin in
/lib	- Contains shared library images and kernerl modules
/lost+found	- Contains information on damaged files
/mnt	- Used for temporary file system mounting
/media	- For mounting file systems on removable media (ex. CD-ROM, zip drive)
/proc	- Virtual file system - Contains information on process and system
/sbin	- System administartion binaries - Contains binaries that are used by root user

Some more~!

Directory	Explanation
/etc/group	Contains information on groups
/etc/passwd	- Contains information required when logging in - Contains list/info of system accounts (user ID, group ID, home directory, shells)
/etc/shadow	2nd field of /etc/passwd is stored here encrypted