Paths in Linux

UVA HPC runs the Linux operating system. File paths start from root, denoted with a forward slash (/). The layout of the folders/directories is like an upside-down tree.

File System Layout

From the root, the file system branches into home, bin, usr, and scratch. home and scratch contain directories named after computing IDs. bin contains commands like ls, pwd, and cd. usr/bin includes bash and zip.