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In Unix / Linux (as opposed to MS Windows), there are no drive letters (such as C:, or D:). All files and directories appear under a single ancestor directory called the "'''root directory'''".
Learning how to issue Linux commands for navigating the Linux filesystem and manipulating directory and files are '''essential skills ''' for Linux users and administrators.
In the Linux (Unix) OS, the "'''root directory'''" / is the starting directory, and other "child directories", "grandchild directories", etc. are created