{"id":43427,"date":"2022-12-12T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=43427"},"modified":"2022-12-28T04:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T10:38:21","slug":"understanding-the-linux-directory-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Linux Directory Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure.webp\" alt=\"understanding the linux directory structure\" width=\"742\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure.webp 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure-150x75.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we are going to explain the Linux Directory Structure and how everything is connected in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-linux-vps-hosting-for-your-website\/\">Linux operating system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Linux is a very complex system and requires an efficient way to start, stop and maintain the system. Everything in Linux is a file, and even the directories count as files. There are three types of files in the Linux system: <b>general files<\/b>, <b>directory files<\/b>, and <b>device files<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In the next paragraphs, we are going to explain the types of files and the most important directories such as root, bin, cdrom, boot, dev, etc, home, lib, mnt, tmp and many more. Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663420c27532a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663420c27532a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#Root-Directory\" title=\"Root Directory\">Root Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#Bin-Directory\" title=\"Bin Directory\">Bin Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#CDRom\" title=\"CDRom\">CDRom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-Boot-directory\" title=\"The Boot directory\">The Boot directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-dev-directory\" title=\"The dev directory\">The dev directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-etc-directory\" title=\"The etc directory\">The etc directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#Home-Directory\" title=\"Home Directory\">Home Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-lib-directory\" title=\"The lib directory\">The lib directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-mnt-directory\" title=\"The mnt directory\">The mnt directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-linux-directory-structure\/#The-tmp-directory\" title=\"The tmp directory\">The tmp directory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Root-Directory\"><\/span>Root Directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is the main root\/directory, and everything in Linux is located in this directory. It contains all directories and subdirectories on the Linux file system. You should know that in Linux everything starts with the root\/directory, and this directory is different than the home root directory <b>\/root<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bin-Directory\"><\/span>Bin Directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/bin<\/b> directory contains the binary files, also known as user-essential binary programs. Most of the bin files are executable files and these files are important for the system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CDRom\"><\/span>CDRom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though this directory is not standard for the Filesystem Hierarchy, we can still find it in the Linux operating systems. This directory is for the temporarily inserted CD-ROMs on any Linux Operating system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-Boot-directory\"><\/span>The Boot directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/boot<\/b> directory contains the static boot files and folders such as grub, etc., conf. Besides these files, the <b>\/boot<\/b> directory contains the Kernel files and is the most important directory in the Linux system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-dev-directory\"><\/span>The dev directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/dev<\/b> directory contains the device files such as the vda, sda and etc. These files are most commonly known as the attached files on the system such as keyboard, hard drive, USB drive and etc.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-etc-directory\"><\/span>The etc directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/etc<\/b> directory contains the system configuration files editable with a text editor. This directory also contains user-specific configuration files.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Home-Directory\"><\/span>Home Directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/home<\/b> directory contains the home directory for each user created on the system. The home directory contains the users&#8217; data files and some configuration files. The users are locked in their home directory and only have privileges to write into the <b>\/home\/user<\/b> directory on the server.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-lib-directory\"><\/span>The lib directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/lib<\/b> directory contains the essential shared library files that are necessary for the <b>\/bin<\/b> directory.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-mnt-directory\"><\/span>The mnt directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>\/mnt<\/b> directory contains the mounted temporary file systems. It can be used as a temporary mount directory for Hard Disks, USB drives, and CD-ROMs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-tmp-directory\"><\/span>The tmp directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The last directory that will be described in this blog post is the <b>\/tmp<\/b> directory. The temporary directory is used for the temporary application files that will be deleted on the system reboot. Also, you can delete all files from the <b>\/tmp<\/b> directory anytime you want.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. This blog post explained the Linux Directory Structure about directories in more detail. If you ever face some issues with your Linux system, you just need to contact our technical support. We are available 24\/7. All you need to do is to sign up for one of our services and submit a support ticket. 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