3-4.linux Filesystem Basics
3-4. Linux FileSystem Basics Linux FileSystem Conventional disk filesystems: ext3, ext4, XFS, Btrfs, JFS, NTFS, vfat, exfat, etc. Flash storage filesystems: ubifs, jffs2, yaffs, etc. Database filesystems Special purpose filesystems: procfs, sysfs, tmpfs, squashfs, debugfs, fuse, etc. Partitions and Filesystems A partition is physically contiguous section of disk, or what appears to be so in some advanced setups. A filesystem is a method of storing/finding files on the hard disk (usually in a partition)....