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Linux and Unix file systems are organised in a hierarchical, tree-like structure. The highest level of the file system is the <filename>/</filename> or <emphasis>root directory</emphasis>. In the Unix and Linux design philosophy, everything is considered a file - including hard disks, partitions and removable media. This means that all other files and directories (including other disks and partitions) exist under the root directory.

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For example, <filename>/home/jebediah/cheeses.odt</filename> shows the correct full path to the <filename>cheeses.odt</filename> file that exists in the <filename>jebediah</filename> directory which is under the <filename>home</filename> directory, which in turn, is under the root (<filename>/</filename>) directory.

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Underneath the root (<filename>/</filename>) directory, there is a set of important system directories that are common across most Linux distributions that are used. The following is a listing of common directories that are directly under the root (<filename>/</filename>) directory:

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<filename>/bin</filename> - important <emphasis>bin</emphasis>ary applications

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<filename>/boot</filename> - <emphasis>boot</emphasis> configuration files

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<filename>/dev</filename> - the <emphasis>dev</emphasis>ice files

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<filename>/etc</filename> - configuration files, startup scripts, <emphasis>etc</emphasis>...

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<filename>/home</filename> - local users' <emphasis>home</emphasis> directories

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<filename>/lib</filename> - system <emphasis>lib</emphasis>raries

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<filename>/lost+found</filename> - provides a <emphasis>lost+found</emphasis> system for files that exist under the root (<filename>/</filename>) directory