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and so on. In Linux, all files and directories are located in a tree-like structure. The
topmost directory is referred to as the file system root or just
/
. All other directories
can be accessed from it. In the following, find a short overview of the most important
directories in a Linux file system:
/home
holds the private data of every user who has an account on your system.
The files located here can only be modified by their owner or the system adminis-
trator. Your e-mail directory is located here, for example.
NOTE: Home Directory in a Network Environment
If you are working in a network environment, your home directory may
not be called
/home
but can be mapped to any directory in the file system.
/media
generally holds any type of drive except the hard drive of your system.
Your USB flash drive appears under
/media
once you have connected it, as do
your digital camera (if it uses USB) and DVD or CD drive.
Under
/usr/share/doc
, find any kind of documentation on your Linux system
and the installed packages. The
manual
subdirectory holds a digital copy of this
manual as well as the other manuals and the release notes of the installed version
of your Linux system. The
packages
directory holds the documentation included
in the software packages.
/windows
only appears if you have both MS Windows and Linux installed on
your system. It holds the MS Windows data.
Learn more about the Linux file system concept and find a more comprehensive
list of directories in Section “Linux Directory Structure” (Chapter 15, Working
with the Shell, ↑Deployment Guide).
Navigation Panel
You can hide and show the navigation panel by pressing F9 . The navigation panel
displays your information in a tree view. Determine which contents you want to
see by clicking one of the symbols in the tab at the left of the navigation panel. If
you hold your mouse pointer over an icon, a short description is displayed. For
example, you can show the file system as a tree starting at the root folder or at your
home folder.
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