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In computer file systems, the root directory is the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy. It can be likened to the root of a tree — the starting point where all branches originate.
Actually if anyone gets confused by root, they need a small orientation about *ix, focusing on the differences for DOS and an "easy dozen" commands list.
Starting with no preparation at all and jumping directly into systems work is really the ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
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