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05/11/2005
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1. /bin detail
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2. /boot … detail
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3. /dev
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3. /dev … detail
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4. /etc
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4. /etc … detail
/etc/X11/ : contains all the configuration files for the X Window
System
/etc/X11/XF86Config, /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 : 'X' configuration
file
/etc/ftpchroot : List of ftp users that need to be chrooted
/etc/ftpaccess : Determines who might get ftp-access to your
machine.
/etc/gateways : Lists gateways for 'routed'
/etc/group, /etc/passwd. lists the configured user groups and
who belongs to them.
/etc/hostname : Contains the hostname of your machine
/etc/host.conf : Determines the search order for look-ups
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4. /etc … detail
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5. /home
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6. /initrd
Provides the capability to load a RAM disk by the
boot loader. This RAM disk can then be mounted as
the root file system and programs can be run from it.
Afterwards, a new root file system can be mounted
from a different device. The previous root (from
initrd) is then moved to a directory and can be
subsequently unmounted.
Initrd is mainly designed to allow system startup to
occur in two phases, where the kernel comes up with
a minimum set of compiled-in drivers, and where
additional modules are loaded from initrd.
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7. /lib
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7. /lib … detail
/lib/'machine-architecture‘ : Contains platform/architecture dependent
libraries.
/lib/iptables : iptables shared library files.
/lib/kbd : Contains various keymaps.
/lib/modules/'kernel-version‘ : The home of all the kernel modules. The
organisation of files here is reasonably clear so no requires no elaboration.
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/isapnpmap.dep : has details on ISA based
cards, the modules that they require and various other attributes.
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/modules.dep : lists all modules dependencies.
This file can be updated using the depmod command.
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/pcimap : is the PCI equivalent of the
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/isapnpmap.dep file.
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/usbmap : is the USB equivalent of the
/lib/modules/'kernel-version'/isapnpmap.dep file.
/lib/oss : All OSS (Open Sound System) files are installed here by default.
/lib/security : PAM library files.
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8. /lost+found
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9. /media
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10. /mnt
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11. /opt
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12. /proc
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13. /root
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14. /sbin
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14. /sbin … detail
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14. /sbin … detail
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15. /usr
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16. /var
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