Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007 Installation Manual page 354

Table 17.1
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/home
/dev
/etc
/etc/init.d
/bin, /sbin
/usr, /usr/local
/usr/bin, /usr/
sbin
/usr/share/doc
/tmp, /var/tmp
/opt
/proc
/sys
/var/log
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Overview of a Standard Directory Tree
Root directory, starting point of the directory tree
Personal directories of users
Device files that represent hardware components
Important files for system configuration
Boot scripts
Programs needed early in the boot process (/bin) and
for the administrator (/sbin)
All application programs and local, distribution-indepen-
dent extensions (/usr/local)
Generally accessible programs (/usr/bin) and reserved
for the system administrator ( /usr/sbin)
Various documentation files
Temporary files (do not save files in this directory unless
you do not need them)
Optional software, larger add-on program packages (such
as KDE, GNOME, and Netscape)
Process file system
System file system where all device information for the
kernel is gathered
System log files