Linux File System Tutorial

[Oheck!]

Could someone point me towards an easy tutorial about navigating the Linux file system please. Thanks

[breillyb]

you may find one of these useful

Linux Online - Linux Courses

Linux Survival :: Where learning Linux is easy

Easy Linux Guide

[devils casper]

Linux FileSystem, http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_intro/sect_03_01.html

execute this in Terminal or Konsole

man hier

[Oheck!]

Hey thanks fella's i'll be sure to have a good look through all the links you've provided. Cheers!

[Oheck!]

Just opened up konsole and typed: $ man hier, only to be informed:
no manual entry for hier

[Stairforce]

Just opened up konsole and typed: $ man hier, only to be informed:
no manual entry for hier

Yeah, I get that too. I tried the link to Linuxsurvival.com, and was immediately plunged into an hour of downloading plug-ins, which has taught me some interesting stuff in itself but I still cannot browse the site....

[devils casper]

which distro do you have?
this is output in my machine:

HIER(7) Linux Programmerâs Manual HIER(7)

NAME
hier - Description of the file system hierarchy

DESCRIPTION
A typical Linux system has, among others, the following directories:

/ This is the root directory. This is where the whole tree starts.

/bin This directory contains executable programs which are needed in single user mode and to bring the system up or repair
it.

/boot Contains static files for the boot loader. This directory only holds the files which are needed during the boot proâ
cess. The map installer and configuration files should go to /sbin and /etc.

/dev Special or device files, which refer to physical devices. See mknod(1).

/etc Contains configuration files which are local to the machine. Some larger software packages, like X11, can have their
own subdirectories below /etc. Site-wide configuration files may be placed here or in /usr/etc. Nevertheless, programs
should always look for these files in /etc and you may have links for these files to /usr/etc.

/etc/opt
Host-specific configuration files for add-on applications installed in /opt.

/etc/sgml
This directory contains the configuration files for SGML and XML (optional).

/etc/skel
When a new user account is created, files from this directory are usually copied into the userâs home directory.

/etc/X11
Configuration files for the X11 window system (optional).

/home On machines with home directories for users, these are usually beneath this directory, directly or not. The structure
of this directory depends on local administration decisions.

/lib This directory should hold those shared libraries that are necessary to boot the system and to run the commands in the
root filesystem.

/media This directory contains mount points for removeable media such as CD and DVD disks or USB sticks

/mnt This directory contains mount points for temporarily mounted filesystems

/opt This directory should contain add-on packages that contain static files.

/proc This is a mount point for the proc filesystem, which provides information about running processes and the kernel. This
pseudo-file system is described in more detail in proc(5).

/root This directory is usually the home directory for the root user (optional).

/sbin Like /bin, this directory holds commands needed to boot the system, but which are usually not executed by normal users.

/tmp This directory contains temporary files which may be deleted with no notice, such as by a regular job or at system boot
up.

/usr This directory is usually mounted from a separate partition. It should hold only sharable, read-only data, so that it
can be mounted by various machines running Linux.

this is not complete output. i have posted first page only.

[Oheck!]

Hiya DC
I am running Mandriva Spring and i obtained the disk from a magazine.

[hazel]

I once wrote a short course on Linux for some Windows-using friends. Here is Module 3, which deals with the Linux file system.