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C:\ is the root directory C:\folder\ is sub directory

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What is the relationship between root directory and subdirectory and a file?

Root is the parent directoryandsubdirectory is the branch of them.


Where can you find the subdirectory?

A subdirectory is under the root of a drive.


What is the difference between a boot and a root partition?

/boot is where the Linux kernel images, as well as parts of the bootloader are stored. The "root" is simply the uppermost directory in a Unix/Linux file system. Any directory that is not given it's own partition will be placed as a subdirectory in the file system on the "root" partition. Assuming you gave a partition to /etc, /bin, /boot, /usr, and so on, you wouldn't need a "root" partition at all.


What is the directory in a Linux file system where remote NFS files are accessed as though the files were local called?

There is no specific directory on which you have to access NFS shares. You can mount a specific NFS share as root, or a subdirectory therein, such as /home.


What is the difference between the root directory your home directory and your working directory?

The root directory is the top level directory of the entire file system. Every branch starts from there. The current working directory is where you happen to be in the tree at the moment. If the root is always "/" and my process is in the directory /usr/local/bin/test/data, then the root directory is still "/" and my working directory is currently /usr/local/bin/test/data


Where is the Linux root directory located?

The root directory is usually /.


What is the symbol used to indicate you are in the root directory in Linux?

"/" is the root directory in Linux. Make sure not to confuse this with the "/root" directory, which is the home directory for the user "root" (similar to "Administrator" on Windows)


What is root directory?

Root directory is the highest level directory and this is the directory that appears first on the screen when you start MS-DOS. Generally, 'C' Drive appears on the MS-DOS screen as root directory.


What command in Linux do you use to return to the root directory?

"cd /" will move the user to the root directory, assuming the user has permission to move to this directory, and the user has not been chroot'ed to a specific directory (which will cause "cd /" to move the user to that named directory, instead of the system's root).


What is the the main directory of the disk?

root directory


What is the main directory of the disk?

root directory


What is Topmost directory in unix?

Root directory.