For example, “\/proc\/partitions”<\/strong> specifies the partitions on the disk, whereas “\/dev\/eth0”<\/strong> specifies the connected network adapter.<\/p>\n The following diagram shows the file system hierarchy of a Linux operating system based on Redhat\/Centos.<\/p>\n Now let’s try to explain the structure one by one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When we switch to “Shell”<\/strong>, which is the user interface of the Linux<\/strong> operating system, I will elaborate on the issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It can be a bit tricky to detect and understand the Linux file system for years using the Microsoft operating system. Basically, the Linux\/Unix operating systems include hardware resources, but the “everything” is considered a file. For example, “\/proc\/partitions” specifies the partitions on the disk, whereas “\/dev\/eth0” specifies the connected network adapter. The following diagram […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,159],"tags":[112],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-linux","category-open-source","tag-linux-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions\/323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/linux-fs-hierarchy-300x107.png\")
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\n Folder<\/strong><\/td>\n Definition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/<\/td>\n The root directory at the top of the hierarchy, the rest of it, branches from here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/boot<\/td>\n Contains the files required for the Boot process. e.g. \/boot\/grub\/grub.conf<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/etc<\/td>\n Contains the configuration files that contain the system settings. e.g. \/etc\/resolv.conf<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/proc<\/td>\n It is a virtual folder and on the fly that hosts the process and kernel details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/dev<\/td>\n The folder where the required device files are located. e.g. Physical devices, 0 and random data generators)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/home<\/td>\n Hosts the user’s directories. e.g. \/home\/user 1,\/home\/user 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/root<\/td>\n is the user directory for Root.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/var<\/td>\n The variable is the directory where the system files reside. e.g. \/var\/log\/messages<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/usr<\/td>\n A directory where files that are shared among system-wide users are kept.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/usr\/bin<\/td>\n Non-essential command binaries, for all users. (not required in singular user mode)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/usr\/sbin<\/td>\n Non-essential binary files. e.g. Programs for various network services<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/mnt<\/td>\n The Linux file system is a port for temporary environments. e.g. CD-ROM, USB-memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/opt<\/td>\n The directory where external applications are installed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/run<\/td>\n The run-time variable is the directory where the data is kept. e.g. Connected users, running services<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \/tmp<\/td>\n The directory where temporary files are kept.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n