The following directories, or symbolic links to directories, are
required in /.
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
bin | Essential command binaries |
boot | Static files of the boot loader |
dev | Device files |
etc | Host-specific system configuration |
lib | Essential shared libraries and kernel modules |
media | Mount point for removable media |
mnt | Mount point for mounting a filesystem temporarily |
opt | Add-on application software packages |
run | Data relevant to running processes |
sbin | Essential system binaries |
srv | Data for services provided by this system |
tmp | Temporary files |
usr | Secondary hierarchy |
var | Variable data |
Each directory listed above is specified in detail in separate
subsections below. /usr and
/var each has a complete section in this
document due to the complexity of those directories.