Answer Posted / senthilp

root - The home directory for the root user
home - Contains the user's home directories along with
directories for services
ftp
HTTP
samba
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bin - Commands needed during bootup that might be needed by
normal users
sbin - Like bin but commands are not intended for normal
users. Commands run by LINUX.
proc - This filesystem is not on a disk. It is a virtual
filesystem that exists in the kernels imagination which is
memory.
1 - A directory with info about process number 1. Each
process has a directory below proc.
usr - Contains all commands, libraries, man pages, games
and static files for normal operation.
bin - Almost all user commands. some commands are in /bin
or /usr/local/bin.
sbin - System admin commands not needed on the root
filesystem. e.g., most server programs.
include - Header files for the C programming language.
Should be below /user/lib for consistency.
lib - Unchanging data files for programs and subsystems
local - The place for locally installed software and other
files.
man - Manual pages
info - Info documents
doc - Documentation
tmp
X11R6 - The X windows system files. There is a directory
similar to usr below this directory.
X386 - Like X11R6 but for X11 release 5
boot - Files used by the bootstrap loader, LILO. Kernel
images are often kept here.
lib - Shared libraries needed by the programs on the root
filesystem
modules - Loadable kernel modules, especially those needed
to boot the system after disasters.
dev - Device files
etc - Configuration files specific to the machine.
skel - When a home directory is created it is initialized
with files from this directory
sysconfig - Files that configure the linux system for
devices.
var - Contains files that change for mail, news, printers
log files, man pages, temp files
file
lib - Files that change while the system is running
normally
local - Variable data for programs installed in /usr/local.
lock - Lock files. Used by a program to indicate it is
using a particular device or file
log - Log files from programs such as login and syslog
which logs all logins and logouts.
run - Files that contain information about the system that
is valid until the system is next booted
spool - Directories for mail, printer spools, news and
other spooled work.
tmp - Temporary files that are large or need to exist for
longer than they should in /tmp.
catman - A cache for man pages that are formatted on demand
mnt - Mount points for temporary mounts by the system
administrator.
tmp - Temporary files. Programs running after bootup should
use /var/tmp.

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