Linux filesystem

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• a directory for user programs (/usr)
  1. binary for the installed programs (/usr/bin)
  2. source code for the installed programs (/usr/src)
• a directory containing the users' personal data (/home)
• a directory to store temporary data like print- and mail-queues (/var)
• a directory for third party and extra software (/opt)
• a directory for the important configuration files (/etc)