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. Things in ...

Basic Structure of the Linux File System At its core, the Linux directory structure is straightforward once you understand the layout. Everything starts at the root directory, symbolized by /, and ...

A few clever Linux commands can make it a lot easier to create, view and remove complex directory structures.

It turns out there's a method to this madness based on decades of UNIX convention, and in this article, I provide an introduction to the Linux directory structure.

Linux uses a tree structure beginning with the root directory to keep files organized. There can be two files in the same directory with the same name in Linux.

There are several reasons that you might want to remove a directory in Linux. For example, you may want to improve system performance by freeing up disk space. Or you might simply want a tidier ...

In another entry of his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen shows you how to delete files and folders from Linux using the Command Line Interface (CLI).

Our back up was successful. How to back up a local Linux directory to a remote Linux host with rsync Your email has been sent There are countless ways to back up data on the Linux platform. One of ...

It's hands-down the fastest iteration of the OS I've ever tried. The GNOME Global Search feature is misleading, in that it doesn't always search the entire folder structure.