A description of the hierarchy specified in the FHS
- /bin/
Essential command executable (binaries) for all users (e.g., cat, ls, cp)
(especially files required to boot or rescue the system)
/boot/
Boot loader, kernels and initrd files
- /dev/
devices files (e.g., :/dev/null)
- /etc/
Host-specific system-wide configuration files (from et cetera)
- /home/
Users' home directories
- /lib/
Libraries essential for the binaries in /bin/ and /sbin/
(library required to boot or rescue the system)