How does directories in Linux works

[Candace]

Hi,
How does a directory system works in Linux. I am using a Ubuntu laptop. Here in My computer I can see a single folder as the primary storage system. I can create folders here and save multiple files. But this is somewhat very much different to Windows where you can navigate in different drive for separate folder. There it is quiet easy but about Ubuntu in those case.

[Devasis]

By the command ls, and you can have the list of files and directories in current directory. For example the command is ls [OPTION]... [FILE]. To know the Current directory use the pwd command. In the similar way to view hidden files - ls-a. For details: ls-l gives you the file type, owner, rights, and if it is a link, the target. Tip: ls-l myfile gives the characteristics of a single file.

[Solomon]

If you want to differentiate between different kinds of files then you can give ls - color. Here you get file in different colors. And if you want that, during this session, your ls is still in color, alias ls = ls - color. and if you want to your alias to be enabled for all sessions then you just need to put / etc / file c in it. And to fit the content to the screen you can ls | less or ls | more command.

[MrChris-]

You can say that a linux directory is a kind of special file that can act as a box or container for other files and directories. For this it is possible to create or hold a group of relative files. This gives a nice alternative instead of keeping files in a very large directories instead of multiple directories. The file system in linux acts as a cabinet to the other files and folders.

[Calvin K]

A file system in Linux shows an upside down tree format. This is very much similar to what you see in DOS directory structure. Here the first and topmost level is described as / and there fore it is called as the root directory. There are several system related directories already available in it like bin, dev, etc. This all appear below the root directory.

[Lillebror]

Here are some example of linux folder commands. The first is /b which has special device file. This file is used to respond the hardware of the system also called as slash dev. The other one is /etc. This file have all configuration settings for Linux and the software installed in it. This is called as slash-et-see. The other one is /home where the home directories lies for each user.