Various Directory of Linux System
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/bin/ : This contains commands used by a regular user.
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/boot/ : The files required for the operating system startup are stored here.
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/cdrom/ : When CD-ROM is mounted, the CD-ROM files are accessible here.
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/dev/ : The device driver files are stored in this folder. These device driver files will point to hardware-related programs running in kernel.
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/etc/ : This folder contains configuration files and startup scripts.
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/home/ : This folder contains a home folder of all users except the administrator.
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/lib/ : The library files are stored in this folder.
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/media/ : External media such as a USB pen drive is mounted in this folder.
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/opt/ : The optional packages are installed in this folder.
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/proc/ : This contains files which give information about kernel and every process running in OS.
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/root/ : This is the administrators home folder.
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/sbin/ : This contains commands used by the administrator or root user.
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/usr/ : This contains secondary programs, libraries, and documentation about user-related programs.
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/var/ : This contains variable data such as http, tftp, and similar other.
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/sys/ : This dynamically creates the sys files.