Directory Basics of Linux

/ : Parent directory and is equivalent to C drive on Windows. It contains all files and folders.

Sub-directory:

ROOT : Equivalent to administrator of windows. It is root account's home directory

BOOT : Contains boot loader files

BIN & SBIN : Binary and Static binary directory. These stores all executable programs

• BIN : contains essential command binaries

• SBIN : contains essential system binaries                       

DEV : Contains device files

MEDIA : Comes removable devices under it

ETC : Contains configuration files. i.e. account information and hashed password

HOME : It is any user's home directory.

LIB : Contains common libraries used by the system

MNT : External memory comes under MNT directory. e.g. CD ROM, CD drive etc

• Internal memory : RAM & ROM

• External memory : Any external or temporary memory

PROC : Contains virtual file system and stores kernel information

TMP : Contains temporary data

USR : Contains user program and data

SRV : Contains service data

VAR : Contains files and folders where the system can write during operation