If we go to the root directory or the top level directory in our unix-like machine, we will be faced by some directories, lets take an intro about each one
nuclearegg69@zenbook-f13:~$ cd /
nuclearegg69@zenbook-f13:/$ ls
bin etc lib libx32 mnt root snap tmp
boot home lib32 lost+found opt run srv usr
dev init lib64 media proc sbin sys var
bin is a folder that contains binaries. Binaries are executable programs written in binary (hence binary). They are located under the top level dir directly because they contain common commands that all users use like ls, rm, and so on.
etc is a folder that contain configuration files. Configuration files for nano text editor and chrontab are there.
root is the home directory for the root special user. the root user has super priviliges over the normal user found under the /home directory.
home is the parent directory for all users of the system
media or mnt is where external media devices like flash drives, dvds, external hard drives directories appear (depending on the linux distro)
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