Ch 3 Flashcards
FHS /
Specifies the root directory. This is where the file system tree starts
/boot
Contains all files and directories that are needed to boot the Linux kernel
/dev
Contains device files that are used for accessing physical devices
/etc
Contains configuration files that are used by programs and services on your server
/home
Used for local user home directories
/media, /mnt
Contain directories that are used for mounting devices in the file system tree
/opt
Used for optional packages that may be installed on your server
/proc
Used by the proc file system. This is a file system structure that gives access to kernel information
/root
Specifies the home directory of the root user
/run
Contains process and user-specific information that has been created since the last boot
/srv
May be used for data by services like NFS, FTP and HTTP
/sys
Used as an interface to different hardware devices that are managed by the Linux kernel and associated processes
/tmp
Contains temporary files that may be deleted without any warning during boot
/usr
Contains subdirectories with program files, libraries for these program files, and documentation about them
/var
Contains files that may change in size dynamically, such as log files, mail boxes, and spool files
