File System Hierarchy - Paiet/Tech-Journal-for-Everything GitHub Wiki

  • Red Hat File Hierarchy
  • Key Folders
    • /boot/ - Contains boot files and the Linux kernel
    • /dev/ - Contains device nodes representing hardware
    • /etc/ - Contains configuration files
    • /mnt/ - Contains temporary mount points for media
    • /opt/ - Contains software not included with the installation
    • /proc/ - Contains data files for processes on the system
    • /srv/ - Contains "home" directories for services
    • /sys/ - Contains data for hot plug devices. Similar to /proc/
    • /usr/ - Contains data sharable between machines
      • Mounted read-only per FHS
    • /var/ - Contains variable data for programs in /usr/
  • Changes to FHS in Red Hat 7
    • /lib/ is now merged into /usr/lib
    • /sbin/ is now merged into /usr/sbin