Chapter 9. The Linux File System

Comparison of a Few Filesystems
Different Usable Filesystems
Differences Between the Filesystems
And Performance Wise?
Everything is a File
The Different File Types
Inodes
Links
Anonymous Pipes and Named Pipes
Special Files: Character Mode and Block Mode Files
Symbolic Links, Limitation of Hard Links
File Attributes

Naturally, your GNU/Linux system is contained on your hard disk within a filesystem. Here, we'll discuss the various aspects of filesystems available on GNU/Linux, as well as the possibilities they offer.