Quick Start Guide

ContentsDirectory
Secondary hierarchy with read-only data.
/usr
Variable data such as log les.
/var
Only available if you have both Microsoft Windows* and
Linux installed on your system. Contains the Windows data.
/windows
The following list provides more detailed information and gives some examples of
which les and subdirectories can be found in the directories:
/bin
Contains the basic shell commands that may be used both by root and by other
users. These commands include ls, mkdir, cp, mv, rm and rmdir. /bin also contains
Bash, the default shell in openSUSE.
/boot
Contains data required for booting, such as the boot loader, the kernel, and other
data that is used before the kernel begins executing user-mode programs.
/dev
Holds device les that represent hardware components.
/etc
Contains local conguration les that control the operation of programs like the
X Window System. The /etc/init.d subdirectory contains scripts that are executed
during the boot process.
/home/ username
Holds the private data of every user who has an account on the system. The les
located here can only be modied by their owner or by the system administrator.
By default, your e-mail directory and personal desktop conguration are located
here in the form of hidden les and directories. KDE users nd the personal con-
guration data for their desktop in .kde4 and GNOME users nd it in .gconf. For
information about hidden les, refer to Section 6.2.1, “Key Features” (page 75).
NOTE: Home Directory in a Network Environment
If you are working in a network environment, your home directory may be
mapped to a directory in the le system other than /home.
/lib
Contains the essential shared libraries needed to boot the system and to run the
commands in the root le system. The Windows equivalent for shared libraries
are DLL les.
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