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Linux Directory Exploration Guide

The document provides a series of commands for browsing a Unix-like file system, detailing how to navigate directories and view their contents. It highlights specific directories such as /bin, /sbin, /dev, /proc, /lib, /var, and /usr, while prompting the user to explore their differences and contents. Additionally, it mentions the use of the 'cat' command to display the content of specific files like /proc/cpuinfo and /etc/fstab.

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Linux Directory Exploration Guide

The document provides a series of commands for browsing a Unix-like file system, detailing how to navigate directories and view their contents. It highlights specific directories such as /bin, /sbin, /dev, /proc, /lib, /var, and /usr, while prompting the user to explore their differences and contents. Additionally, it mentions the use of the 'cat' command to display the content of specific files like /proc/cpuinfo and /etc/fstab.

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1. Go to root (cd /)
2. Use ls to see what is at root
3. See that is resided at /bin and /sbin. Can you tell what is their
difference?
4. Use a long listing to see the directory /dev. Do you see the strange
things? What is meant by /dev?
5. See that is at /proc
6. Use the cat command to show the content of /proc/cpuinfo
7. See the content of the directories /lib and /lib/modules
8. Browse /var, /var/log, and /var/run
9. Show /usr, is it comparable to the first level hierarchy at root?
10. Browse around /usr
11.List the content of /etc
12. Use cat to show the content of /etc/fstab. What did this file show?
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