This is a list of the primary Red Hat Enterprise Linux system
directories. Each directory is described briefly. For additional
directory information, refer to the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide.
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/bin/ — Used to store user
commands. The directory /usr/bin/ also
stores user commands.
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/sbin/ — Location of many system
commands, such as shutdown. The directory
/usr/sbin/ also contains many system
commands.
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/root/ — The home directory of
root, the superuser.
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/misc/ — This directory is used
for automatically mounting directories on removeable devices (such
as Zip drives) and remote directories (such as NFS shares) using
autofs. Refer to the autofs manual page (type man
autofs at a shell prompt) for more information.
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/mnt/ — This directory typically
contains the mount points for file systems mounted after the system
is booted.
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/media/ — This directory
contains the mount points for removable media, such as diskettes,
CD-ROMs, and USB flash drives.
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/boot/ — Contains the kernel and
other files used during system startup.
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/lost+found/ — Used by
fsck to place orphaned files (files
without names).
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/lib/ — Contains many device
modules and library files used by programs in /bin/ and /sbin/. The
directory /usr/lib/ contains library
files for user applications.
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/dev/ — Stores device files.
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/etc/ — Contains configuration
files and directories.
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/var/ — For variable (or constantly changing) files, such as
log files and the printer spool.
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/usr/ — Contains files and
directories directly relating to users of the system, such as
programs and supporting library files.
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/proc/ — A virtual file system
(not actually stored on the disk) that contains system information
used by certain programs.
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/initrd/ — A directory that is
used to mount the initrd.img image file
and load needed device modules during bootup.
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Warning |
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Do not delete the /initrd/ directory. You will be unable to boot your
computer if you delete the directory and then reboot your Red Hat
Enterprise Linux system.
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/tftpboot/ — Contains files and
applications needed for Preboot Execution
Environment (PXE), a service that allows client machines and
machines without hard drives to boot an operating system from an
image on a central PXE server.
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/tmp/ — The temporary directory
for users and programs. /tmp/ allows all
users on a system read and write access.
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/home/ — Default location of
user home directories.
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/opt/ — Directory where optional
files and programs are stored. This directory is used mainly by
third-party developers for easy installation and uninstallation of
their software packages.
