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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00340000000000000000">The filesystem layout</A></H1>
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The filesystem is divided into many parts; usually along
the lines of a root filesystem with <tt>/bin</tt><A NAME="401"> </A>, <tt>/lib</tt><A NAME="403"> </A>,
<tt>/etc</tt><A NAME="405"> </A>, <tt>/dev</tt><A NAME="407"> </A>, and a few others; a <tt>/usr</tt><A NAME="409"> </A> filesystem
with programs and unchanging data; a <tt>/var</tt><A NAME="411"> </A> filesystem with
changing data (such as log files); and a <tt>/home</tt><A NAME="413"> </A> filesystem
for everyone's personal files. Depending on the hardware
configuration and the decisions of the system administrator,
the division can be different; it can even be all in one
filesystem.
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Chapter <A HREF="node20.html#chapwalkabout">3</A> describes the filesystem layout
in some detail; the Linux Filesystem Standard covers it
in somewhat more detail.
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<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR>
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