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# The GNU/Linux System
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This file holds information about GNU/Linux in general.
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## Root file structure
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```
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/ # Root directory
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/bin # Binaries for global commands (ls, cat, etc.)
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/boot # Boot loader files (grub, the linux kernel, etc.)
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/dev # "Device files" (/dev/null, /dev/random, etc.)
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/etc # System-wide configuration files
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/home # Saved files and personal settings of each user
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/lib # Libraries used by the binaries in /bin
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/lib64 # 64-bit libraries
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/mnt # Temporarily mounted filesystems reside here
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/opt # Applications that don't rely on other dependencies
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/proc # Provides process and kernel information as files
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/root # Home directory for the root user
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/run # Information about the running system since last boot
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/sbin # System binaries (fsck, init, route, etc.)
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/srv # Site-specific data served by the system
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/sys # Contains information about the system
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/tmp # Temporary files used for processes
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/usr # Applications that rely on other dependencies
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/var # Variable files that are supposed to change over time
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```
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