[SOLVED] Find a directory

shik28 · 09-19-2011, 05:21 AM

I am logged in as shik28 to a remote system. I have to locate a directory /log in it.

But when I hit ls in the root directory, it does not display /log anywhere. But when I say cd /log there is no error. How to find where exactly /log is present?

hi2arun · 09-19-2011, 05:48 AM

By 'root directory', do you mean '/root' or '/'?

shik28 · 09-19-2011, 05:51 AM

@hi2arun: I meant home directory. What is the difference between /root and /?

samtoddler · 09-19-2011, 05:57 AM

Hi,

where you have executed ls command in the /root (which is home of superuser directory) or / (which is the filesystem root.
make sure where you trying to find out the directory.

execute

Code:

ll

in the exact directory

or may be there are situations where you have mounted a filesystem but after reboot it's not mounted.

samtoddler

shik28 · 09-19-2011, 06:16 AM

The command is not executed in superuser directory. It is executed in user's home directory.

repo · 09-19-2011, 06:25 AM

Code:

It is executed in user's home directory.

Quote:

cd /log

the "log" directory is a subdirectory from "/"
When you are in

Code:

/home/user

ls will show the files and directories from "/home/user"
To see the files/directories from "/",
you need to be in the "/" directory

Code:

cd /
ls

Some info on the linux file system:
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/09/...tem-structure/
http://www.debianadmin.com/linux-dir...-overview.html

Kind regards

linux1986 · 09-19-2011, 06:26 AM

Hello,

Check where you are

#pwd

you can check the location of log dir using following command

find / -type d -name log

shik28 · 09-20-2011, 12:21 AM

@repo and @linux1986: Thanks a lot!