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    The document summarizes the standard directory structure and contents of a Linux file system. It lists common top-level directories like bin, boot, dev, etc, home, lib, mnt, proc, root, sbin, tmp, usr, and var. It then provides a brief 1-2 sentence description of the typical files or purpose of each directory, such as that bin contains essential programs, dev contains references to hardware, and home stores users' personal files.

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    The document summarizes the standard directory structure and contents of a Linux file system. It lists common top-level directories like bin, boot, dev, etc, home, lib, mnt, proc, root, sbin, tmp, usr, and var. It then provides a brief 1-2 sentence description of the typical files or purpose of each directory, such as that bin contains essential programs, dev contains references to hardware, and home stores users' personal files.

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    Understanding Linux File System

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    The document summarizes the standard directory structure and contents of a Linux file system. It lists common top-level directories like bin, boot, dev, etc, home, lib, mnt, proc, root, sbin, tmp, usr, and var. It then provides a brief 1-2 sentence description of the typical files or purpose of each directory, such as that bin contains essential programs, dev contains references to hardware, and home stores users' personal files.

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    Directory bin boot dev etc home initrd lib lost+found mnt net opt proc root sbin tmp usr var

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    Description Programssharedbyallofthesystem'susers Kernelandotheressentialbootfiles,suchasabootloader Referencestoallperipheralhardware Systemconfigurationfiles Users'personalfiles Infoonbooting,notonalldistros,notalwaysdir Thesystemlibrary(filesnecessaryforprogramstorun) Filesnotsavedcorrectly Mountpointforexternalperipheralsandfilesystems Mountpointfornetworkedfilesystems Typicallyforthirdpartysoftware Avirtualfilesystemforsystemresources(manproc) Homeforthesysadmin Sysadmin'sversionofbin Temporarydirectory,emptiedonboot Programs,libraries,documentation,images,etc* Storesvariablefilesfortemporaryusebyapplications

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