Filesystem Article Index

[DevynCJohnson]

For those of you that like to sit down and read many articles on a particular subject, then this is the post for you. Here, I made an index of various filesystem articles. Enjoy!

Basics

• Linux File Systems - http://www.linux.org/threads/linux-file-systems.4093/
• In Linux, Everything is a File - http://www.linux.org/threads/in-linux-everything-is-a-file.4245/
• Getting around in Linux directories - http://www.linux.org/threads/getting-around-in-linux-directories.4090/
• File Hierarchy Standard (FHS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/file-hierarchy-standard-fhs.5778/
• What are those /dev/ Files? - http://www.linux.org/threads/what-are-those-dev-files.4713/
• Online Resize - http://www.linux.org/threads/online-resize.4229/
• Intro to Inodes - http://www.linux.org/threads/intro-to-inodes.4130/
• Journal File System - http://www.linux.org/threads/journal-file-system.4136/
• Direct I/O - http://www.linux.org/threads/direct-i-o.4230/
• Superblock Mirroring - http://www.linux.org/threads/superblock-mirroring.4125/
• Intro to Extents - http://www.linux.org/threads/intro-to-extents.4131/
• Tail Packing - http://www.linux.org/threads/tail-packing.4128/
• Atomic Disk Quotas - http://www.linux.org/threads/atomic-disk-quotas.4277/
• Intro to Encryption - http://www.linux.org/threads/intro-to-encryption.4376/
• Allocation Methods - http://www.linux.org/threads/allocation-methods.4319/
• Trees, B-Trees, B+Trees and H-Trees - http://www.linux.org/threads/trees-b-trees-b-trees-and-h-trees.4278/
• Partition Tables - http://www.linux.org/threads/partition-tables.4895/
• Undelete Files on Linux Systems - http://www.linux.org/threads/undelete-files-on-linux-systems.4316/
• Partition Format Speeds - http://www.linux.org/threads/partition-format-speeds.8020/
• GParted, Partition, and Filesystem Flags - http://www.linux.org/threads/gparted-partition-and-filesystem-flags.8112/
• /etc/fstab Explained - http://www.linux.org/threads/etc-fstab-explained.7214/
• FSTAB Options - http://www.linux.org/threads/fstab-options.7213/
• Manual Mounting - http://www.linux.org/threads/manual-mounting.7253/

Real filesystems

• Amiga Fast File System (AFFS) -http://www.linux.org/threads/amiga-fast-file-system-affs.4429/
• B Tree File System (BTRFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/b-tree-file-system-btrfs.4430/
• Extent File System (EFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/extent-file-system-efs.4447/
• EXT File System - http://www.linux.org/threads/ext-file-system.4365/
• File Allocation Table (FAT) - http://www.linux.org/threads/file-allocation-table-fat.4472/
• Flash Friendly File System (F2FS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/flash-friendly-file-system-f2fs.4477/
• Hierarchical File System (HFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/hierarchical-file-system-hfs.4480/
• Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+) - http://www.linux.org/threads/hierarchical-file-system-plus-hfs.4493/
• High Performance File System (HPFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/high-performance-file-system-hpfs.4494/
• Journaled File System (JFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/journaled-file-system-jfs.4404/
• Journaling Flash File System version 2 (JFFS2) - http://www.linux.org/threads/journaling-flash-file-system-version-2-jffs2.4495/
• Minix (Mini-UNIX) File System - http://www.linux.org/threads/minix-mini-unix-file-system.4545/
• New Implementation of a Log-structured File System (NILFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/new-implementation-of-a-log-structured-file-system-nilfs.4547/
• QNX File Systems - http://www.linux.org/threads/qnx-file-systems.4577/
• Reiser File System (Reiser3 and Reiser4) - http://www.linux.org/threads/reiser-file-system-reiser3-and-reiser4.4403/
• UNIX File System (UFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/unix-file-system-ufs.4578/
• XFS File System - http://www.linux.org/threads/xfs-file-system.4364/
• Zettabyte File System (ZFS) - http://www.linux.org/threads/zettabyte-file-system-zfs.4619/
• New Filesystems for Linux - http://www.linux.org/threads/new-filesystems-for-linux.5943/
• Swap - http://www.linux.org/threads/all-about-swap.6470/

Virtual/Pseudo Filesystems

• Procfs and the Proc Directory - http://www.linux.org/threads/procfs-and-the-proc-directory.4928/
• Sysfs and Configfs - http://www.linux.org/threads/sysfs-and-configfs.4956/
• Specfs, Devfs, Tmpfs, and Others - http://www.linux.org/threads/specfs-devfs-tmpfs-and-others.4989/
• PipeFS, SockFS, DebugFS, and SecurityFS - http://www.linux.org/threads/pipefs-sockfs-debugfs-and-securityfs.5383/
• Rarely Mentioned Pseudo-filesystems - http://www.linux.org/threads/rarely-mentioned-pseudo-filesystems.5612/
• More Weird Filesystems - http://www.linux.org/threads/more-weird-filesystems.5854/
• GVFS and Friends - http://www.linux.org/threads/gvfs-and-friends.6175/

FUSE Filesystems

• FUSE - http://www.linux.org/threads/fuse.6211/
• Overview of FUSE Filesystems - http://www.linux.org/threads/overview-of-fuse-filesystems.6252/

Commands

• Find Open Files - http://www.linux.org/threads/find-open-files-in-linux.6367/
• cp - http://www.linux.org/threads/the-cp-command.4099/
• mv - http://www.linux.org/threads/the-mv-command.4100/
• rm - http://www.linux.org/threads/the-rm-command.4098/
• mkdir & rmdir - http://www.linux.org/threads/the-mkdir-and-rmdir-commands.4097/
• chown - http://www.linux.org/threads/file-permisions-chown.4095/
• chmod - http://www.linux.org/threads/command-chmod.161/
• du - http://www.linux.org/threads/command-du.278/

More Guides - http://www.linux.org/threads/reading-guides-indexes.6034/

 

[rstanley]

Looks like a great collection! Look forward to viewing the articles!

Cheers!

 

[DevynCJohnson]

Looks like a great collection! Look forward to viewing the articles!

Cheers!

I plan to make more reading guides and indexes for other subjects. I think such guides help people learn Linux better and make navigating the forum easier.

 

[spin89]

It's great to have a lot of articles on a subject on one location. It saves a lot of searching time. TY