File System Structure or Directory Structure

File System:-

FILE SYSTEM

File System is a mechanism used in the O/S environment for storing the data in a systematical order into a storage device.      

UNIX/LINUX follows hierarchy file system standard (HFS) . In this file system all other directories mounted under the directory called root ( / ) .

                 /       -->  Root (Top of the directory)

                /root  -->  Super User (or) Administrator home directory, it represented by " ~ "(tilde) symbol .                                            

Structure Of  Linux File System

                    "/"  this directory is called as root directory
                       
                      It is the top of file system structure

 All other directories are mounted under it.

/root : this is default home directory of administrator



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    /home : It contains all users home directories

     /boot : It contains boo-table files like kernel  (initrd image),  boot loader (GRUB),
                                    installer  (ANACONDA-ks.cfg)

    /sbin : It contains administrative commands used by super user (root)
                                 i.e. ADMINISTRATOR

     /bin  : It contains commands used by superuser & normal user

    /usr  : It contains the packages and application which are available for user
                       (similar to program files on windows)

    /var  : It contains variable information such as logs and print queries

    /lib  : It contains libraries need by no. of different application as well as linux kernel 

    /etc  : It contains all configuration files

   /proc : This directory contains current running process information.

   /tmp  : This directory contains temporary files used by the system

/opt  : It contains the third party application

                  Eg    : Core word effect, Sun star office

 /media : Removable media is stored under this directory.

/dev  : This directory contains devices modes through which the o/s can access
                    hardware (on software device on the system)

   
       DEVICE                                       IDE                                 SATA
       
   primary master                          /dev/hda                                 /dev/sda
  
   primary slave                            /dev/hdb                                 /dev/sdb

  secondary master                       /dev/hdc                                 /dev/sdc

  secondary slave                        /dev/hdd                                  /dev/sdd 

# -     Administrator

$-      Normal user or User