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Linux Fedora paths

I am used to the views of windows paths. I am trying to understand how to find directorys (folders) in linux Fedora.
I am looking for a folder called /opt.
Can anyone please say how I do this?
Thank you
John

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mooodiecr

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mooodiecr

oh you can also type in the command man ... to retrieve a manual for each of those commands. such as man locate or man find or man <almost any linux command> to get a ton of info on how to use them.

johnhardy

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Thanks mooodiecr
I am still trying to find /opt but cant seem to get it to show anywhere

I am sure its around somewhere as I installed xammp in this and its working.
I cannot find it in the gui directory selections?

johnhardy

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I believe I have now the opt directory in view in the Terminal (commandline)

But still cannot see it in gui?

mooodiecr

In the GUI can you see the folder called etc ... located at /etc? this is the same location as the opt folder. If you can't then it may be a permissions issue with your user account.

johnhardy

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Thanks
You have answered my original question very well and the permissions problem is still there so I will close this question and raise another on the permissions.

johnhardy

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Great help
Thanks
John

johnhardy

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I think I may have found the answer.
I opened the computer icon on the destop and found
File System
opt is there along with others I could not see previously.