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<h1>An Introduction to Linux !</h1>
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<span id="author" class="author">Apostolos rootApostolos@swarmlab.io</span><br>
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<li><a href="#_linux_file_system_layout">1. Linux file system layout</a></li>
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<h2 id="_linux_file_system_layout">1. Linux file system layout</h2>
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<caption class="title">Table 1. Subdirectories of the root directory</caption>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/bin</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Common programs, shared by the system, the system administrator and the users.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/boot</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">The startup files and the kernel, vmlinuz. In some recent distributions also grub data. Grub is the GRand Unified Boot loader and is an attempt to get rid of the many different boot-loaders we know today.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/dev</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Contains references to all the CPU peripheral hardware, which are represented as files with special properties.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/etc</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Most important system configuration files are in /etc</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/home</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Home directories of the common users.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/lib</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Library files, includes files for all kinds of programs needed by the system and the users.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/mnt</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Standard mount point for external file systems, e.g. a CD-ROM or a digital camera.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/opt</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Typically contains extra and third party software.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/proc</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">A virtual file system containing information about system resources.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/root</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">The administrative user&#8217;s home directory. Mind the difference between /, the root directory and /root, the home directory of the root user.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/sbin</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Programs for use by the system and the system administrator.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/tmp</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Temporary space for use by the system, cleaned upon reboot, so don&#8217;t use this for saving any work!</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/usr</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Programs, libraries, documentation etc. for all user-related programs.</p></td>
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<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">/var</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Storage for all variable files and temporary files created by users, such as log files, the mail queue, the print spooler area, space for temporary storage of files downloaded from the Internet, or to keep an image of a CD before burning it.</p></td>
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