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The Linux file system

Posted: 17 Nov 2011, 12:17
by viking60
Linux does not have drive letters. So you do not have to go to c: In Linux it is / and that is it. This is the root of your system so it is called ...root :-D
Think of it as C:\ where we have removed the C: and replaced the back-shlash with a slash.
This is an overview of how the files are organized:
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Re: The Linux file system

Posted: 17 Nov 2011, 13:43
by R_Head
Nice :)

Re: The Linux file system

Posted: 17 Nov 2011, 14:39
by viking60
Yes I like it and it shows the structure where the files are put -if they are there. I remember that the lack of c:\ was confusing back in the stone ages, so I didn't know where to start.