Linux file system structure is coming from Unix file structure evolution in the Linux file system, universal file system, common directory name used to indicate some common features. As follows:
| table of Contents | use |
| / | Root for the virtual directory, usually no longer store files here |
| /bin | Binary directory, user-level store many GNU tools |
| /boot | Startup directory, store the boot file |
| /dev | Equipment directory, Linux in which to create a user directory |
| /home | Home directory, Linux in which to create a user directory |
| /lib | Library catalog, the repository file system and applications |
| /media | Media catalog common mount point, the removable media device |
| / mnt | Mount directory, another common mount point may be a mobile media device |
| /opt | Optional directory, used to store data files and third-party software packages |
| /proc | Course catalog, store existing hardware and the current process information |
| /root | root user's home directory |
| /sbin | System binaries directory, it puts a lot of GNU administrator-level tools |
| /run | Run-time data when run directory, storage system operation |
| /srv | Directory services, services related files stored locally |
| /sys | System directory, file system-related hardware store information |
| /tmp | Temporary directory, you can create and delete temporary work files in that directory again |
| /usr | Users of binary directory, a large number of user-level GNU tools and data are stored here |
| /where | The variable directory for storing frequently changing files, such as log files |
| /etc | System configuration files directory |