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Linux/Unix Filesystem Hierarchy
From the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard:
/ Directory
| bin | Essential command binaries | |
| boot | Static files of the boot loader | |
| dev | Device files | |
| etc | Host-specific system configuration | |
| home | User home directories | |
| lib | Essential shared libraries and kernel modules | |
| mnt | Mount point for mounting a filesystem temporarily | |
| opt | Add-on application software packages | |
| root | Home directory for the root user | |
| sbin | Essential system binaries | |
| tmp | Temporary files | |
| usr | Secondary hierarchy | |
| var | Variable data | |
/usr Directory
| X11R6 | XWindow System, version 11 release 6 | |
| bin | Most user commands | |
| games | Games and educational binaries | |
| include | Header files included by C programs | |
| lib | Libraries | |
| local | Local hierarchy (empty after main installation) | |
| sbin | Non-vital system binaries | |
| share | Architecture-independent data | |
| src | Source code | |
/var Directory
| account | Process accounting logs (if supported) | |
| cache | Application cache data | |
| crash | System crash dumps (if supported) | |
| games | Variable game data | |
| lib | Variable state information | |
| lock | Lock files | |
| log | Log files and directories | |
| User mailbox files | ||
| opt | Variable data for /opt | |
| run | Data relevant to running processes | |
| spool | Application spool data | |
| tmp | Temporary files preserved between system reboots | |
| yp | Network Information Service (NIS) database files |
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