If you’ve been exploring the file system for a while, it could be anywhere that your user account allows you to go. After all, you can’t enter a directory if you don’t have read access.

When I started using Linux, the file system was nothing like the folder structures Id been used to on Windows. Ill admit that it took me a while to feel comfortable. However, with time, I realized ...

Ranger is a unique and very handy file system navigator that allows you to move around in your Linux file system, go in and out of subdirectories, view text-file contents and even make changes to ...

There are several Linux file systems, but should you go with an alternative, and if so, which one? Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer June 5, 2025 at 3:00 a.m. PT photoman/Getty Images ...