What is directory in Linux & What Is Parent Directory In Linux?

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  Neeraj Sharma

  pradeep.pawar

  What is a directory in linux and what is parent directory? Are they folders or files?
  Also what are pathnames in linux. I really can't get these things in my head.😨
  please help

  Yes directories are analogous to folders in windows. Parent directory is the directory in which the child directory resides. Suppose the directory path is /home/support/xyz then support is the parent directory of xyz.
  
  Path names are the paths that lead to a particular directory. there are 2 types of paths
  -> absolute path: complete path from root to the directory
  -> relative path: path from current directory to another directory
  
  Let me know if you still have doubts
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  pradeep.pawar

  Nick_Sharma

  Yes directories are analogous to folders in windows. Parent directory is the directory in which the child directory resides. Suppose the directory path is /home/support/xyz then support is the parent directory of xyz.
  
  Path names are the paths that lead to a particular directory. there are 2 types of paths
  -> absolute path: complete path from root to the directory
  -> relative path: path from current directory to another directory
  
  Let me know if you still have doubts

  Thanks Nick for such a explanation.
  But then can directory be considered as a folder like in windows
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  Jeffrey Arulraj

  pradeep.pawar

  Thanks Nick for such a explanation.
  But then can directory be considered as a folder like in windows

  Directory is a folder as in Windows mate
  
  Root Directory is like My Computer From which all folders can be easily opened
  
  PS: Just an example
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  pradeep.pawar

  Conqueror

  Directory is a folder as in Windows mate
  
  Root Directory is like My Computer From which all folders can be easily opened
  
  PS: Just an example

  Thanks
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  pradeep.pawar

  pradeep.pawar

  Thanks
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  what folder are they in?
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  Abhishek Rawal

  pradeep.pawar

  Thanks
  Conqueror, then all software and programs we get from software centre installed , are they in root itself

  Root includes every directory : /boot,/lib,/mnt,/dev etc etc.
  Don't mix up '/root' with '/' : /root is SU home directory, while / is root of entire File system.
  
  But applications are usually stored in :
  /usr/bin
  /bin
  /sbin
  /usr/sbin
  
  You can locate the desired binaries using 'which' or can locate all installed binaries in /usr/bin using 'ls'.
  example :
  
  
  For more information on Linux File-system : Read #-Link-Snipped-#
  
  PS : There might be grammatical mistake & book is still not completed. But whatever information it contains, is correct.
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  pradeep.pawar

  Abhishek Rawal

  Root includes every directory : /boot,/lib,/mnt,/dev etc etc.
  Don't mix up '/root' with '/' : /root is SU home directory, while / is root of entire File system.
  
  But applications are usually stored in :
  /usr/bin
  /bin
  /sbin
  /usr/sbin
  
  You can locate the desired binaries using 'which' or can locate all installed binaries in /usr/bin using 'ls'.
  example :
  
  
  For more information on Linux File-system : Read #-Link-Snipped-#
  
  PS : There might be grammatical mistake & book is still not completed. But whatever information it contains, is correct.

  Thanks