Finding Your Way in the Filesystem

Now that you know how to manipulate and edit text files, it's time to see how these files are stored in the system. As a system administrator, you will have to check, mount, or even unmount the drives. So, now let's take a close look at the filesystem in Linux. The layout of the Linux filesystem is like all other members of the Unix family: very different from Windows. There is no concept of drive letters. Instead, there is a root filesystem (/), and everything else is available on the root filesystem, including other mounted filesystems.

In this section, you'll learn where you can find files, and why they are there.

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

In 2001, the Linux Foundation started the Linux Standard Base Project (LSB). Based on the POSIX specification, the idea behind this process was to have a standardized system so that applications can run on any compatible Linux distribution.

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard...