Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.5.0 Reference Manual page 50

Chapter 3. File System Structure
The complete standard is available online at
[http://www.pathname.com/fhs].
2.1.1. The
/boot/
The directory contains static files required to boot the system, such as the Linux kernel.
/boot/
These files are essential for the system to boot properly.
Warning
Do not remove the
2.1.2. The Directory
/dev/
The directory contains file system entries which represent devices that are attached to
/dev/
the system. These files are essential for the system to function properly.
2.1.3. The Directory
/etc/
The directory is reserved for configuration files that are local to the machine. No binaries
/etc/
are to be placed in
/etc/
or .
/sbin/ /bin/
The and directories are subdirectories of the
X11/ skel/
/etc |- X11/ |- skel/
The directory is for X Window System configuration files, such as
/etc/X11/
directory is for "skeleton" user files, which are used to populate a home directory
/etc/skel/
when a user is first created.
2.1.4. The Directory
/lib/
The directory should contain only those libraries needed to execute the binaries in
/lib/
and . These shared library images are particularly important for booting the system and
/sbin/
executing commands within the root file system.
2.1.5. The
/media/
The directory contains subdirectories used as mount points for removeable media,
/media/
such as 3.5 diskettes, CD-ROMs, and Zip disks.
2.1.6. The Directory
/mnt/
The directory is reserved for temporarily mounted file systems, such as NFS file system
/mnt/
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directory. Doing so renders the system unbootable.
/boot/
. Any binaries that were once located in
Directory
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
/etc/
directory:
/etc/
should be placed into
. The
xorg.conf
/bin/