qwitwa/linux-directory-help

dirhelp - a command line tool to give information about the linux directory structures (FHS)

#linux-directory-help

dirhelp - a command line tool to give information about the linux directory structures (FHS)

Installing with Installer:

1. wget -qO - https://github.com/giodamelio/linux-directory-help/raw/master/installer.sh | /bin/bash

Installing Manually

1. Grab the appropriate binary for your system:
   • amd64 - 64 bit
   • 386 - 32 bit
   • arm - Raspberry Pi, etc
2. Copy it somewhere in your PATH environment variable, /usr/local/bin is a good place.
3. Rename it to something easy to type like "dirhelp".
4. Make it executable "chmod 755 (filename)".

Usage

• run "dirhelp" in some typical directories like "/", "/media", "/var/log"
• run "dirhelp [path]" to get help on a specific path
• run "dirhelp -a" to see all the help strings

Example Session