The Linux Filesystem Explained | How Each Directory is Used

This video will give you an overview of the top-level directories found on most Linux systems. We'll go over how some of the common top-level directories are used, and explain their specific purposes within Linux.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Linux Filesystem Explained
2:06 - /bin/
2:35 - /boot/
2:54 - /dev/
3:52 - /etc/
4:35 - /home/
5:25 - /lib/
6:07 - /lost+found/
6:18 - /media/
6:52 - /mnt/
7:19 - /opt/
7:42 - /proc/
8:27 - /root/
8:46 - /run/
9:04 - /sbin/
9:38 - /srv/
10:11 - /sys/
10:36 - /tmp/
11:00 - /usr/
12:12 - /var/
12:48 - Further Information
13:39 - Outro

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[kbly]

The best explanation of the Filesystem I've seen and by now. Thanks Veronica for explaining

[whoguy]

This is something EVERY linux YT channel MUST cover !!! .... Thank You lovely lady

[elddr]

Wow! Just wow! This was amazingly explained! Will recommend this video 100%

[salkjshaweoiuenvohvr]

Veronica is awesome! I've struggled to understand the file system every time I ever tried Linux and you explained it only once and now I finally understand it! Thank you!!!

[jaminoes_]

NOTE: /home is more akin to C:\Users in Windows, rather than C:\Users\WHATEVER\Documents

[thedarkknight]

Thank you so much Linode and especially Veronica for explaining Linux System. Please do more videos on the Linux system and Linux Server Administration, much appreciated. Thanks

[threadtapwhisperer]

Remember, pressing the TAB key will auto complete the most likely completion.

Speed the file path entry in terminal by at least 30 percent.

[ZekeLawl]

I’m not a sysadmin but as a new Linux user just to replace windows this is very helpful. Thank you

[MikeWood]

For some reason I never saw this when it was first posted. Really good info which I had in one spot when I was first learning Linux. Nicely done.

[ramial-saadi]

" I assure you that the original contents of /etc were the "et cetera" that didn't seem to fit elsewhere. Other variants might do their own etymologies differently. "
" You can find references to "et cetera" in old Bell Labs UNIX manuals and so on – it's used for system configuration, but it used to be where all the stuff that didn't fit into other directories went. "

[atreusduvelll]

Great to see you on this channel Veronica! I always love your videos, especially the ones where you demystify some big topics like this. 👍

[TheVexinator]

Flexibility is not always your friend. Flexibility means there are multiple possible causes when something goes wrong, increasing complexity of troubleshooting. That said, good introduction!

[Foulancer]

As a configuration manager I have to say that the Linux file system to me looks like chaos. As if either a result of lack of discipline amongst the open source community or due to legacy. In any case, thanks for this informative video!

[GeorgeGzirishvili]

3:30: Your second device has no partitions there. Partitions are ones that end with _p_ followed by a number.

11:00: _USR_ stands for _"Unix System Resource", _ not _"user"._

[MartinJaszczuk]

This is an excellent and concise video. Some previous knowledge required, but NICE!

[CeliniaGava]

I hope you will expand beyond Linode, you are WONDERFUL at explaining linux

[jimbojimberson]

I love the Unix / directory! I remember switching to MacOS and Linux exclusively and falling in love with the simplicity. This is an awesome guide to all of them!

[blackchristiangeek]

Thanks for the tutorial. I have taken a lot of notes and I clearly have a lot more to learn about Linux basics :-) Also, it was interesting to see someone (you) for the first time that I have been listening to for a long time. Thus, I listen to far more podcasts than I watch YouTube videos.

Again, thanks and God bless

[NuttachaiTipprasert]

Comming from Windows, I found Linux's filesystem makes a lot more sense. I love how everything in Linux (or Unix, for that matter) is just a file. Everything is clear and I can easily find where my files are because there's no A, B, C, D, E.... Z directory or registry nonsense unlike in Windows.

[asaskald]

Veronica's channel is so fun and wholesome and now she's on Linode's channel? Excellent! Thanks, Veronica!