RE: Root directory

["Richardson, Tony" <ARichard stark cc oh us>]

Yes it is confusing to new users.  The / directory is called the root
directory.  The /root directory is the root user's home directory. The
/root (which I call slash-root) directory is a subdirectory of the /
(root) directory.

There is a similar confusion about the term home directory.  There is
a /home directory (I say slash-home) which contains user's home
directories.  The home directory for user ltorvalds is /home/ltorvalds
not /home.  The root user is treated specially.  The root user's home
directory is not /home/root but rather is /root.

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex [mailto:radsky ncia net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 10:37 AM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: Root directory
> 
> 
> I'm somewhat confused about the root directory.  While 
> probing around, I
> found that when I execute:
> 
>          [root localhost/root]#  ls
> 
> I see the contents of  the   /root     directory.
> 
> Then when I execute
> 
>         [root localhost /] #  ls
> 
>       a different listing appears.
> 
> According to a web page that describes a typical directory tree at:
> 
>      
> http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/usail/external/install-guide/node1
03.html#1935

  /   is called the "root directory"  .

 So ---what kind of directory is    /root     and where does it fit in 
the directory tree?


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