The Linux File System – Explained

The Linux file system structure can be a bit confusing, simply because I didn’t know anything other than the Windows file system for my entire life. But after persisting through the learning curve, the mystery was unraveled and I can now comfortably switch between Linux and Windows whenever needed, and I actually feel like I understand the Windows file system better now after learning the Linux file system.
For me, the biggest difference between the two file systems is to understand where the root of the file system begins. In Windows, the root begins at the drive letter, usually C:\, which basically means it begins at the hard drive. In Linux however, the root of the file system doesn’t correspond with a physical device or location, it’s a logical location of simply “/”. See the graphics below for a visual representation.

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