Everyday more people are using some form of linux. I though it would be handy to have a quick look at the basic folder structure of a typical linux system.
Some of the Linux distributions I have used over time are
openSUSE
redhat
Debian
and my current favourite Ubuntu
Remember that your Linux system may be different so dont expect an exact match if you compare the two.
/bin. Essential user command binaries (for use by all users)
/boot. Static files of the boot loader, only used at system startup
/dev. Device files, links to your hardware devices like /dev/sound, /dev/input/js0 (joystick)
/etc. Host-specific system configuration
/home. User home directories. This is where you save your personal files
/lib. Essential shared libraries and kernel modules
/mnt. Mount point for a temporarily mounted filesystem like /mnt/cdrom
/opt. Add-on application software packages
/usr. /usr is the second major section of the filesystem. /usr is shareable, read-only data. That means that /usr should be shareable between various FHS-compliant hosts and must not be written to. Any information that is host-specific or varies with time is stored elsewhere.
/var. /var contains variable data files. This includes spool directories and files, administrative and logging data, and transient and temporary files. /proc. System information stored in memory mirrored as files.