Linux File Structure

• All Directories are in Hierarchical structure or tree structure
• Topmost directory is "/" which is called slash or root.

A typical linux structure will look like this

 /boot       This is where the Linux kernel is kept. It is a file called vmlinuz, this is also the version of the OS installed.

/bin          This contains files that are essential for normal operation of the system. These are available for use by all users.

/dev          This contains the information for all the devices such as hard disk, CD-ROM drive, etc.

/etc          Various system configuration files are stored in this location.

/home       This is where the users have their home directory. Similar to Documents and settings in Windows

/lib           The shared libraries (similar to DLLs in Windows) are kept here.
/lib64

Linux for CAE Engineers

As a fresh start for many of the young engineers, who are being forced to use Linux in office, I will be covering some of the basic topics in the blog initially. Some of you, who have attended my training will find it useful.

• Overview of Unix System
• Basic Commands
• Relative & Absolute Path
• Redirect, Append and Pipe
• Permission
• Process Management
• Install Software
• Text Editor
• Foreground and Background Jobs
• Handling large text/data files
• Shell scripting basics