Directories in LINUX for Beginners

Directory: /bin
/bin contains the binaries which are needed to run LINUX.
Directory: /boot
/boot has all the files required for booting LINUX on system.
Directory: /dev
/dev has the devices for all the files.
Directory: /etc
/etc contains the configuration files of the various software.
Normally no one touch this directory.
- Directory: /home
/home is like My Documents in Windows.
This contains the username as the sub directory.
- Directory: /lib
/lib contains the libraries required fo r the system files.
- Directory: /lost+found
/lost+found contains the files which are damaged or which are not linked to
any directory
These damages are due to the incorrect shutdown.
- Directory: /mnt
This is the directory in which we mount the devices and other file systems.
- Directory: /opt
Here the optional softwares are installed.
- Directory: /root
The directory for the user root