/ - Root directory
├── /bin - Essential user binaries (ls, cp, mkdir)
├── /sbin - System administration binaries
├── /etc - Configuration files
├── /home - User home directories
├── /root - Root user's home
├── /usr - User programs and data
├── /var - Variable data (logs, spool files)
├── /tmp - Temporary files
├── /dev - Device files
├── /proc - Process information
├── /boot - Boot loader files
└── /lib - Shared libraries
Important Path Concepts
- Absolute Path: Starts from root (
/home/user/file.txt)
- Relative Path: Relative to current directory (
./file.txt or ../folder/)
- Special Directories:
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. - Current directory
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.. - Parent directory
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~ - Home directory
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- - Previous directory