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Understanding the Directory Tree.<br />
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Understanding the Directory Tree.

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I'm very new to Linux and want to find out more information regarding what the different directories mean such as:<br />
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/bin/<br />
/var/<br />
/etc/<br />
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I know there are more out there but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
KABOOM!
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I'm very new to Linux and want to find out more information regarding what the different directories mean such as:

/bin/
/var/
/etc/

I know there are more out there but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Thanks,
KABOOM!

Newbie Question:  What do the different directories mean?

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