# The Virtual File System
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Linux works on the concept of virtual file systems. Everything on a Linux/Unix system is a file. Here is a brief look at the file system structure -
Linux works on the concept of virtual file systems. Everything on a Linux/Unix system is a file. Here is a brief look at the file system structure -
Every computer follows a standard boot sequence when it starts up.
Linux has completely different naming conventions while mounting drives as compared to Windows. /dev/sda,/dev/sdb,/dev/sdc etc. are the conventions in Linux.
Every Linux & Unix System has several environment variables which are dynamic variables essential for running several processes in the system. HOME,env being some of the well known environment…