root - The home directory for the root userbr />     home - Contains the user's home directories along with directories forservices

ftp
HTTP
samba

    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.

    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.

    sysconfig - Files that configure the linux system for devices.

    var - Contains files that change for mail, news, printers log files, man
    pages, temp files

    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.

    mnt - Mount points for temporary mounts by the system administrator.

    tmp - Temporary files. Programs running after bootup should use
    /var/tmp.