Chapter 4. The Linux File System

1. Comparing a Few File Systems
1.1. Different Usable File Systems
1.2. Differences Between File Systems
1.3. And Performance Wise?
2. Everything is a File
2.1. The Different File Types
2.2. Inodes
3. Links
4. “Anonymous” Pipes and Named Pipes
5. Special Files: Character Mode and Block Mode Files
6. Symbolic Links, Limitation of “Hard” Links
7. File Attributes

Abstract

Your GNU/Linux system is contained on your hard disk within a file system. In this chapter we will discuss the various aspects of file systems available on GNU/Linux, as well as the possibilities they offer.