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August 13, 2006 at 03:27 PM
davedxb

Help needed in understanding linux directories

by davedxb . Updated 19 years, 10 months ago

Hi all, im about to get really deep into linux….step by step of course…and i would appreciate your support.

As we have in Microsoft Windows the following directoriies:

Documents and Settings:
user and application files and settings are stored here.

Program Files:
Installed profram files located here

Windows:
System files located here

Would you be kind enough to briefly describe what are located in the following directories:

Some are obvious and easy, but please try and include them all for others to know (who are not that smart to figure it out themselves).

/backup
/bin
/boot
/dev
/etc
/home
/lib
/lost+found
/media
/mnt
/opt
/root
/sbin
/scripts
/proc
/sys
/srv
/selinux
/usr
/var

I currently have a FEDORA CORE

web server
email server

hosted on the internet. Before i start to secure / optimize the system. I need to know whats installed, where its installed, etc.
The listed directories have been taken from there.

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