If you're coming from Windows, the Linux file system structure can seem particularly alien. The C:\ drive and drive letters ...

When I started using Linux, the file system was nothing like the folder structures Id been used to on Windows. Ill admit that it took me a while to feel comfortable. However, with time, I realized ...

Managing directories on Linux is easy, but the process gets more complex when you need to create, empty or remove large, complex directory structures. This post will take you from the most basic ...

What are these weird directories, and why are they there? If you are new to the Linux command line, you may find yourself wondering why there are so many unusual directories, what they are there for, ...

I recently installed RedHat 7.2 on my desktop, and will soon be putting the latest version of Mandrake on my lap top. Im very much new to the linux world. I started using computers in late 1995, so Im ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux. There are a number of ways to view ...

I love Linux, but I don't understand the directory structure of the file system. It seems to me that this is one area where Windows has Linux beat. They lay things out more logically. <BR><BR>Things ...

A Linux directory structure that seems to be very difficult for new users, such as when migrating from Windows. It is a list of that directory. Most of the installed files are stored in "Program Files ...