RHEL 6 File-System

In this post we will discuss about the file system in RHEL 6. In Linux operating system there is a pre-defined location to store different files. 

     The Linux file system can be defined as the method of storing and organizing files in a form that we can understand easily. In Linux operating system everything is a file. To manage all these files Linux have a tree like directory structure. File system is a method of storing and organizing arbitrary collection of data in a form that is human readable.

File system structure of RHEL 6:

• / :- Root directory, which contains all other directories.
• /bin :- Contains commands that may be used by both system administrator and by users, but which are require when no other file-systems are mounted. 
• /boot :- This directory contains everything which required for the boot process, like kernel, GRUB, Initrd, etc.
• /dev :- Contains device files.
• /etc :- Contains configuration files.
• /home :- Contains users’ home directories.
• /lib :- Essential shared libraries and kernel modules.
• /media :- Mount point for removable media.
• /mnt :- Mount point for temporary mounted file-system.
• /opt :- Contains add-on/optional packages.
• /root :- Root user’s home directory.
• /sbin :- Contains system binaries.
• /tmp :- Contains temporary files.
• /var :- Contains variable data files.
• /proc :- Contains kernel and process information.