This file lists the directories and basic functions or purpose of the main directories for Linux RedHat.
/bin
Stores utilities/commands in the Linux OS. The directory is named /bin
because the utilities are in the binary format.
/dev
Stores all the device related files.
/etc
Stores data related to the OS - essential OS programs and configuration
files. The passwd file is here
/lib
Contains data libraries for the compilers, such as the C language
routines.
/home
Contains the directories of all the users.
/usr
Stores OS files that are not required at star up
Also contains the /usr.bin directory, which is not the same as the
/bin directory.
/usr/bin
Stores many utilities
/var
Contains information specific to different utilities available in Linux.
/var/log
contains log files related to the os
/etc/httpd/confg
is the directory for the Apache Server config file
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/usr/share/doc/HTML
is the directory where the home page for netscape navigator goes
command:
export PATH=PATH:/home/xyz/bin
temporarily adds /nopme/xyz/bin directory to path