- Official Post
Every folder under Linux has it's meaning.
Folder | What it contains |
|---|---|
/bin | Essential command binaries |
/boot | System boot loader files |
/dev | Device files |
/etc | Host specific system wide configuration files |
/home | User home directory |
/lib | Shared library modules |
/media | Media file such as DVD-ROM |
/mnt | Temporary mounted filesystem |
/opt | Add-on application software packages |
/proc | Automatically generated file system |
/root | Home directory for root user |
/run | Runtime program data |
/sbin | System binaries |
/srv | Site specific data served by this system |
/sys | Virtual directory providing information about the system |
/tmp | Temporary files |
/usr | Read-only user files |
/var | Files that are expected to continuously change |