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6.2.2 The Directory Structure
The following table provides a short overview of the most important higher-level di-
rectories that you nd on a Linux system. Find more detailed information about the
directories and important subdirectories in the following list.
Table 6.1 Overview of a Standard Directory Tree
ContentsDirectory
Root directory—the starting point of the directory tree.
/
Essential binary les, such as commands that are needed
by both the system administrator and normal users. Usu-
ally also contains the shells, such as Bash.
/bin
Static les of the boot loader.
/boot
Files needed to access host-specic devices.
/dev
Host-specic system conguration les.
/etc
Holds the home directories of all users who have accounts
on the system. However, root's home directory is not lo-
cated in /home but in /root.
/home
Essential shared libraries and kernel modules.
/lib
Mount points for removable media.
/media
Mount point for temporarily mounting a le system.
/mnt
Add-on application software packages.
/opt
Home directory for the superuser root./root
Essential system binaries.
/sbin
Data for services provided by the system.
/srv
Temporary les.
/tmp
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