| /bin |
Binary executables, essential Linux utilities |
| /dev |
Files representing disks and other devices |
| /etc |
Configuration and preferences |
| /home |
Where users files live, e.g., /home/mpciish2 |
| /lib | Operating system libraries |
| /lost+found |
Recovered data from a damaged filesystem |
| /mnt |
All "drives" are part of one filesystem |
| /opt |
Distros put some large packages here, e.g., KDE |
| /proc |
Virtual; state of each process. |
| /root | Root's home directory. |
| /sbin | Administration programs/utilities |
| /sys | Virtual; device info cf. /proc |
| /tmp |
For temporary files created by running progs |
| /usr |
Non-core part of the OS, e.g. user progs, GUI |
| /var | Logs, mail queues, print spools. . . |