Tag: filesystem

Link: Linux File System Explained: Boot Loading, Disk Partitioning, BIOS, UEFI and File System Types

The concept of boot loading, disk partitioning, partition table, BIOS, UEFI, File system types, etc. is little known to most of us. We comes across these terminology very often but rarely took the pain to know these and their meaning in details. This article in an effort to fulfil this gap in the most easiest way possible.

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Linux File System Explained: Boot Loading, Disk Partitioning, BIOS, UEFI and File System Types (Tecmint)

Link: Linux findmnt Command To Find Mounted Filesystems

The command findmnt is used to find mounted filesystems in Linux. This command will look for a particular filesystem in /etc/fstab, /etc/mtab or /proc/self/mountinfo.

This article explains many of the options of the findmnt command.

Full article here:
Linux findmnt Command To Find Mounted Filesystems (LinOxide)
Related:
8 examples of findmnt command to check mounted file systems on Linux (BinaryTides)

Link: How to Mount EXT4 Linux File Systems on a Mac with OS X Fuse

The EXT file system (short for Extended File System) and it’s family members of EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4, are the file systems used by Linux. Mac users who work with multiple platforms may notice that OS X is unable to mount EXT partitions on its own, and thus anyone wishing to mount and read EXT drives and other file systems will need to rely on a third party utility.

OSXFuse is one such tool, a free open source offering that allows OS X to read EXT volumes, and if you’re comfortable with some uncertainty and risk to the Linux partition, you can even enable an experimental EXT write function too.

Full article here:
How to Mount EXT4 Linux File Systems on a Mac with OS X Fuse (OS X Daily)

Link: How to set up automatic filesystem checks and repair on Linux

One of the most important tasks in Linux administration is to check the integrity of the filesystem. The Linux filesystem can be damaged under various circumstances, e.g., system crash, power loss, disconnected disk, accidentally overwritten i-node, etc. Thus it is a good idea to check the integrity of the filesystem regularly to minimize the risk of filesystem corruption. When it comes to checking and repairing Linux filesystem, fsck is a useful tool.

In this tutorial, I am going to describe how to set up automatic filesystem checks with fsck tool.

Full article here:
How to set up automatic filesystem checks and repair on Linux (Xmodulo)

Link: Differences between Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 file systems [and how to convert from Ext2 to Ext3, and from Ext3 to Ext4]

It is always a question in my mind what are the basic difference between ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems & why we are only able create to four primary partition.

So here is the answer for you,

This article explains the following:

  • High level difference between these file systems.
  • How to convert from one file system type to another.
  • Difference between MBR & GPT Partition Table.

Full article here:
Differences between Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 file systems (Share our secret)
Related:
Linux File System (0x2c2b[N])
What is Ext2, Ext3 & Ext4 and How to Create and Convert Linux File Systems (Tecmint)

Link: How to Use Btrfs On Newly Installed Disks (+ additional Btrfs links)

Btrfs (pronounced ‘Butter F S’) is an advanced filesystem for Linux which can work across multiple hard disks and supports different fault tolerance models like RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10. Btrfs has been in development since 2008 and it is what is known as a “copy on write” filesystem which means that when the data changes in a block, then the block will be copied a new block written to the disk with the changes incorporated. This means that blocks are never modified but rather new blocks are created and the old blocks are later reused. This has advantages for performance especially when ensuring consistency and integrity (even after a power interruption).

Full article here:
How to Use Btrfs On Newly Installed Disks (Make Tech Easier)

Related articles from ZDNet:
Btrfs hands on: My first experiments with a new Linux file system
Btrfs hands on: An extremely cool file system
Btrfs hands on: Exploring RAID and redundancy
Btrfs: Exploring its powerful filesystem subvolumes and snapshots
Btrfs hands-on: Exploring the error recovery features of the new Linux file system