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diff --git a/man5/filesystems.5 b/man5/filesystems.5 deleted file mode 100644 index 14b4906..0000000 --- a/man5/filesystems.5 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,227 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright 1996 Daniel Quinlan (Daniel.Quinlan@linux.org) -.\" -.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later -.\" -.\" 2007-12-14 mtk Added Reiserfs, XFS, JFS. -.\" -.TH filesystems 5 2024-01-28 "Linux man-pages 6.7" -.nh -.SH NAME -filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, iso9660, -JFS, minix, msdos, ncpfs nfs, ntfs, proc, Reiserfs, smb, sysv, umsdos, vfat, -XFS, xiafs -.SH DESCRIPTION -When, as is customary, the -.B proc -filesystem is mounted on -.IR /proc , -you can find in the file -.I /proc/filesystems -which filesystems your kernel currently supports; -see -.BR proc (5) -for more details. -There is also a legacy -.BR sysfs (2) -system call (whose availability is controlled by the -.\" commit: 6af9f7bf3c399e0ab1eee048e13572c6d4e15fe9 -.B CONFIG_SYSFS_SYSCALL -kernel build configuration option since Linux 3.15) -that enables enumeration of the currently available filesystem types -regardless of -.I /proc -availability and/or sanity. -.P -If you need a currently unsupported filesystem, insert the corresponding -kernel module or recompile the kernel. -.P -In order to use a filesystem, you have to -.I mount -it; see -.BR mount (2) -and -.BR mount (8). -.P -The following list provides a -short description of the available or historically available -filesystems in the Linux kernel. -See the kernel documentation for a comprehensive -description of all options and limitations. -.TP -.B erofs -is the Enhanced Read-Only File System, stable since Linux 5.4. -.\" commit 47e4937a4a7ca4184fd282791dfee76c6799966a moves it out of staging -See -.BR erofs (5). -.TP -.B ext -is an elaborate extension of the -.B minix -filesystem. -It has been completely superseded by the second version -of the extended filesystem -.RB ( ext2 ) -and has been removed from the kernel (in Linux 2.1.21). -.TP -.B ext2 -is a disk filesystem that was used by Linux for fixed disks -as well as removable media. -The second extended filesystem was designed as an extension of the -extended filesystem -.RB ( ext ). -See -.BR ext2 (5). -.TP -.B ext3 -is a journaling version of the -.B ext2 -filesystem. -It is easy to -switch back and forth between -.B ext2 -and -.BR ext3 . -See -.BR ext3 (5). -.TP -.B ext4 -is a set of upgrades to -.B ext3 -including substantial performance and -reliability enhancements, -plus large increases in volume, file, and directory size limits. -See -.BR ext4 (5). -.TP -.B hpfs -is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2. -This filesystem is -read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation. -.TP -.B iso9660 -is a CD-ROM filesystem type conforming to the ISO/IEC\~9660 standard. -.RS -.TP -.B "High Sierra" -Linux supports High Sierra, the precursor to the ISO/IEC\~9660 standard for -CD-ROM filesystems. -It is automatically recognized within the -.B iso9660 -filesystem support under Linux. -.TP -.B "Rock Ridge" -Linux also supports the System Use Sharing Protocol records specified -by the Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol. -They are used to further describe the files in the -.B iso9660 -filesystem to a UNIX host, and provide information such as long -filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and devices. -It is automatically recognized within the -.B iso9660 -filesystem support under Linux. -.RE -.TP -.B JFS -is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM, -that was integrated into Linux 2.4.24. -.TP -.B minix -is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run -under Linux. -It has a number of shortcomings, including a 64\ MB partition size -limit, short filenames, and a single timestamp. -It remains useful for floppies and RAM disks. -.TP -.B msdos -is the filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers. -.B msdos -filenames can be no longer than 8 characters, followed by an -optional period and 3 character extension. -.TP -.B ncpfs -is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol, -used by Novell NetWare. -It was removed from the kernel in Linux 4.17. -.IP -To use -.BR ncpfs , -you need special programs, which can be found at -.UR ftp://ftp.gwdg.de\:/pub\:/linux\:/misc\:/ncpfs -.UE . -.TP -.B nfs -is the network filesystem used to access disks located on remote computers. -.TP -.B ntfs -is the filesystem native to Microsoft Windows NT, -supporting features like ACLs, journaling, encryption, and so on. -.TP -.B proc -is a pseudo filesystem which is used as an interface to kernel data -structures rather than reading and interpreting -.IR /dev/kmem . -In particular, its files do not take disk space. -See -.BR proc (5). -.TP -.B Reiserfs -is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser, -that was integrated into Linux 2.4.1. -.TP -.B smb -is a network filesystem that supports the SMB protocol, used by -Windows. -See -.UR https://www.samba.org\:/samba\:/smbfs/ -.UE . -.TP -.B sysv -is an implementation of the System V/Coherent filesystem for Linux. -It implements all of Xenix FS, System V/386 FS, and Coherent FS. -.TP -.B umsdos -is an extended DOS filesystem used by Linux. -It adds capability for -long filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and special files -(devices, named pipes, etc.) under the DOS filesystem, without -sacrificing compatibility with DOS. -.TP -.B tmpfs -is a filesystem whose contents reside in virtual memory. -Since the files on such filesystems typically reside in RAM, -file access is extremely fast. -See -.BR tmpfs (5). -.TP -.B vfat -is an extended FAT filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT. -.B vfat -adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem. -.TP -.B XFS -is a journaling filesystem, developed by SGI, -that was integrated into Linux 2.4.20. -.TP -.B xiafs -was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by -extending the Minix filesystem code. -It provides the basic most -requested features without undue complexity. -The -.B xiafs -filesystem is no longer actively developed or maintained. -It was removed from the kernel in Linux 2.1.21. -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR fuse (4), -.BR btrfs (5), -.BR ext2 (5), -.BR ext3 (5), -.BR ext4 (5), -.BR nfs (5), -.BR proc (5), -.BR sysfs (5), -.BR tmpfs (5), -.BR xfs (5), -.BR fsck (8), -.BR mkfs (8), -.BR mount (8) |