Directories On Linux Systems
Directories On Linux Systems / : The root directory. Where everything begins. /bin : Contains binaries (programs) that must be present for the system to boot and run. /boot : Contains the Linux kernel, initial RAM disk image (for drivers needed at boot time), and the boot loader. Interesting files: * /boot/grub/grub.conf or menu.lst, which are used to configure the boot loader. * /boot/vmlinuz (or something similar), the Linux kernel /dev : This is a special directory which contains device nodes. “Everything is a file” also applies to devices. Here is where the kernel maintains a list of all the devices it understands. /etc : The /etc directory contains all of the system-wide configuration files. It also contains a collection of shell scripts which start each of the system services at boot time. Everything in this directory should be readable text. Interesting files: While everything in /etc is interesting, here are some all-time favorites: * /etc/cron