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What is the Linux file system hierarchy and what are the main directories?
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The Linux file system follows the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). Key directories include:
/ - Root directory, the top-level directory/bin - Essential user binaries (commands)/boot - Boot loader files and kernel/dev - Device files/etc - System configuration files/home - User home directories/lib - Essential shared libraries/media - Mount points for removable media/mnt - Temporary mount points/opt - Optional software packages/proc - Virtual filesystem with process information/root - Root user's home directory/run - Runtime data/sbin - System administration binaries/tmp - Temporary files/usr - User programs and data/var - Variable data (logs, databases, etc.)
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