LinuxFileSystem

The following folders are common for Linux

• /bin - folder contains binary files with installed programs (similar to program files in Windows OS)
• /boot - contains files for booting OS. It includes system kernel file (ex. vmlinuz-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64)
• /dev - contains files to access computer hardware
• /etc - contains configuration files for different programs and utilities
• /home - contain home folders for system users
• /media - uses as a default folder to connect devices
• /mnt - uses as a default folder to connect devices
• /opt - uses for large applications with many files
• /proc - contains Linux system kernel
• /root - contains home directory for root user
• /run - modern folder contains temporary files that programs need to create on computer during the execution
• /srv - stores files for Net servers of FTP servers
• /sys - contains information about hardware
• /tmp- legacy folder contains temporary files that programs need to create on computer during the execution
• /usr - contains files for system users
• /var - contains files dynamically created by the system