Filesystems
When you have more than one item of data, it is necessary to have some method of organizing files on the block device. These methods are called filesystems. Linux enables you to choose any organizational method to marshal your files on its storage device. For example, you can use the MS-DOS filesystem on a diskette or the faster ext2 filesystem on your hard disk.
Many different filesystems are supported by Linux; the ext2 filesystem is the most used because it is designed for Linux and is very efficient. Other filesystems are used for compatibility with other systems; for example, it's common to use the msdos and vfat filesystems on diskettes; these are the native filesystems of MS-DOS and Windows 95. Under Red Hat Linux 7, some filesystems ...
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