For example, traversing a file system tree from the root node to the file of interest requires jumping from an inode to a directory file (potentially multi-indexed) to the file location.

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Microsoft seems to be trying to move to a new file system with ReFS, but can it actually replace NTFS in Windows? Probably not yet.

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them.

There are a number of Linux commands that will display file system types along with the file system names, mount points and such. Some will also display sizes and available disk space. The df ...

In addition to its advanced file system capabilities, ZFS excels at volume management, offering a flexible and powerful solution for managing storage volumes. ZFS volumes, known as zvols, provide a ...