Linux Notes

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Section 11: File Types

With new UNIX versions released, there were new filesystems added. And files might exist in those filesystems:

  • VFS - virtual filesystem
  • s5 - a very old and very clumsy filesystem :) from AT&T System V-3
  • RFS - remote filesystem
  • UFS - ultra-fast file system
  • BFS - boot filesystem
  • NFS - network filesystem
  • PROC - process filesystem
  • FIFOFS - flood-in flood-out filesystem
  • SPECS - special filesystem
  • FAT16 - old MS-DOS/Win3x/Win95 filesystem
  • FAT32 - Win98/NT+ filesystem
  • UMSDOS - cloned Linux
  • ext2 - native Linux
  • vfat - Win95 virtual FAT
  • iso9660 - cd

... etc, etc.