What are some benefits of the UNIX hierarchical file structure?


 
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Question What are some benefits of the UNIX hierarchical file structure?

What are some benefits of the UNIX hierarchical file structure?

I am new to UNIX and researching some information about it for a class so please help if you can.

Thanks.
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Old 02-26-2007
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What are some benefits of the UNIX hierarchical file structure?

I am new to UNIX and researching some information about it for a class so please help if you can.

Thanks.
To put it simple, we prefer order instead of chaos.

There are plenty of resources on the net which tell you the purpose of the various directories on a Unix system and therefore the idea behind the hierarchical structure.
 
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