Linux Crash Course: Navigating the Linux Filesystem

In today's episode of Linux Crash Course, I go over the basics of the Linux filesystem, as well as some commands you would use to navigate it. Also, I'll describe the purpose of some of the more common directories.

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[RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Linux newb here w several raspberry pi’s running docker, containers, cameras, Plex and OMV LOL, much needed — thanks for posting!

[CJHF]

Thank you so much for the videos! You've been my guide through linux, starting from Ubuntu then manjaro and finally making my very first Arch build last weekend.
Keep up the great work and thanks again!

[tramellmalone]

Love your relaxed demeanor. I've paid for Linux courses and they weren't as helpful as this 30 min snip-it. I look forward to learning more. Thanks!!

[abhimudaliar]

Explanation is always TO THE POINT. SPOT ON !

[ngreed]

I enjoy the content and format of your video's please keep them coming.

[johnnymh]

Great explanation, the examples were very helpful. Thank you.

[kevinmjomba]

As always, great content man ⚡. Thanks a lot 👌🏾

[phhxdpw]

Thank you very much for this in-depth explanation of the linux system file hierarchy.

[ysegrim]

thank you - highly appreciate your understanding of a beginner point of view in your presentation and examples. lol please make a video in which you talk all day about the linux file system. seems like when i get really familiar with it i would be way faster managing my files in the terminal compared to what im used to from windows explorer.

[RicardoTRueda]

Thanks a lot Jay, great video iii greetings from Madrid.

[SlideRSB]

22:30
I've never actually seen a volume get auto-mounted to /media by default. Just about evey desktop environment I've used on Linux seems to mount everything under /run/media/ or /run/user/uid/gvfs.

[JavisoGaming]

Great video! Thanks. I love Jay’s voice. So soothing. Borderline ASMR.

[philippossnortis]

Thanks for this video!
Do you have any book to learn linux from the basics to the top?

[yonisapir]

Awesome video, thank you. Question, can you remove a folder with 'rmdir' or do you have to do 'rm -r'?

[marcinx]

Love the filesystem definitions you provided.
On the other hand, what you think about WSL2? Is it a good alternative to dual-boot setup?

[jnkof]

can you answer these question please.
1-Display the detail information with the human readable size of the /etc/passwd directory

2-Display all of the files in a /etc/udev directory as well as all of the files in all subdirectories under that directory.

3-Display the detail information with the sorted file size of the Documents directory.

4-Change the working directory to root directory.

[prettybirdbeenlpeacock]

Thanks so much Jay for making this video. I really needed this simplified explanation. Never knew what the ~ stood for. Whatn does the $ stand for?

[xrafter]

rmdir and rm -d can be used both to delete empty directories .

[davidanderson]

Would have been nice to know why you removed the / when using the mv command - one of my toughest battles to / or not to /

[rahul]

Awesome tutorial I m not able to mount the drive properly every time I mount the drive at the time of booting or shutdown file block message appeared in the black screen