> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbook.io/embedded-linux/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbook.io/embedded-linux/initialization/root-directory.md).

# Root Directory

```bash
root@edison:~# ls -al
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun  6 21:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun  6 21:29 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun  6  2016 .node_app_slot
-rw------- 1 root root    0 Jun  6 21:29 .python-history
root@edison:~#
```