Linux Directory Structure

Directory    Description

/bin/         User commands and binaries.
/boot/       Files used by the boot loader.
/dev/         Device files.
/etc/          System configuration files.
/home/      User’s home directories.
/lib/           Shared libraries and kernel modules.
/media/     Removable media is usually mounted here.
/mnt/        Temporary mounted file systems are usually mounted here.
/opt/         Add-on application software packages.
/proc/       Kernel and process status data is stored in here in text-­ file format.
/root/       The root user’s home directory.
/sbin/        System binaries.
/srv/         Data for services provided by this host.
/tmp/        Directory for temporary files.
/usr/         User utilities, libraries, and applications.
/var/         Variable or transient files and data, for example logs, mail queues, and print jobs.