!!Linux and Windows Directories

||Linux directory ||Contents ||Analogue in Windows 2000 and XP
|{{/}} |All files and devices on the system, regardless of which drive they are on. (The following directories are subdirectories of this one.) |None
|{{/bin}} |Essential user commands that all users have access to run |c:\windows
|{{/boot}} |The Linux kernel and other files needed for the boot process |c:\windows\system32
|{{/dev}} |Devices, such as monitors and printers |None
|{{/etc}} |System-wide configuration files |the Windows registry, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
|{{/home}} |Personal files configuration files |c:\Documents and Settings\(individual users), the Windows registry under HKEY_USERS
|{{/lib}} |Essential shared libraries (files which are used by many different programs) |Files ending in .dll in c:\windows\system32
|{{/media}} |Removable media, such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs, and USB flash drives. The location of this directory sometimes varies from one distribution to another--some, for example, might use /cdrom and /floppy. |Additional drive letters in My Computer
|{{/opt}} |Extra applications; the use of this directory varies from one distribution to another. |c:\Program Files\(name of program)
|{{/proc}} |Information on system resources, such as amount of free memory. |System Information tool, Windows Task Manager
|{{/root}} |The administrative user's home directory. Don't confuse this with /, the root directory. |None
|{{/sbin}} |Programs needed for system administration |c:\windows\system32
|{{/tmp}} |Temporary files |c:\windows\temp
|{{/usr}} |Programs, libraries, documentation for everyday system operation |c:\program files\(name of program)
|{{/var}} |Log files, incoming e-mail, and other files that tend to fluctuate in size. |None