Bin is an abbreviation of Binaries. It’s just a directory where a user of an operating system can expect to find applications. The different directories on a Linux system can be daunting or confusing if you aren’t used to them.

What is a bin in Linux?

/bin is a standard subdirectory of the root directory in Unix-like operating systems that contains the executable (i.e., ready to run) programs that must be available in order to attain minimal functionality for the purposes of booting (i.e., starting) and repairing a system.

How do I access the bin in Linux?

5./path/to/some/bin

Some times you will see bin folder in other locations such as /usr/local/bin this is the place you can see some of the binaries which are installed on the system locally. Some time you can see a bin folder in /opt which indicates that some binaries are located in this /opt bin folder.