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Unix filesystem, the Glossary

In Unix and operating systems inspired by it, the file system is considered a central component of the operating system.^[1]

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File system management
Unix file system technology

/boot/

In Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems, the directory holds files used in booting the operating system. Unix filesystem and /boot/ are Unix file system technology.

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Addison-Wesley

Addison–Wesley is an American publisher of textbooks and computer literature.

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Application binary interface

In computer software, an application binary interface (ABI) is an interface between two binary program modules.

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Berkeley sockets

Berkeley sockets is an application programming interface (API) for Internet sockets and Unix domain sockets, used for inter-process communication (IPC).

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Berkeley Software Distribution

The Berkeley Software Distribution or Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a discontinued operating system based on Research Unix, developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Btrfs

Btrfs (pronounced as "better F S", "butter F S", "b-tree F S", or B.T.R.F.S.) is a computer storage format that combines a file system based on the copy-on-write (COW) principle with a logical volume manager (not to be confused with Linux's LVM), developed together.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.

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Computer mouse

A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.

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Computer program

A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute.

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Computer terminal

A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing data from, a computer or a computing system.

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Cray

Cray Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an American supercomputer manufacturer headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Device driver

In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.

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Device file

In Unix-like operating systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. Unix filesystem and device file are Unix file system technology.

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Directed acyclic graph

In mathematics, particularly graph theory, and computer science, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) is a directed graph with no directed cycles.

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Directory (computing)

In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. Unix filesystem and directory (computing) are file system management.

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Disk partitioning

Disk partitioning or disk slicing is the creation of one or more regions on secondary storage, so that each region can be managed separately.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.

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Et cetera

Et cetera, abbreviated to etc., et cet., &c. or &c, is a Latin expression that is used in English to mean "and other things", or "and so forth".

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Ext2

ext2, or second extended file system, is a file system for the Linux kernel.

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Ext3

ext3, or third extended filesystem, is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux kernel.

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Ext4

ext4 (fourth extended filesystem) is a journaling file system for Linux, developed as the successor to ext3.

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File locking

File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete it at a specific time and to prevent reading of the file while it's being modified or deleted.

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File system

In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access.

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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is a reference describing the conventions used for the layout of Unix-like systems. Unix filesystem and Filesystem Hierarchy Standard are Unix file system technology.

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Fortran

Fortran (formerly FORTRAN) is a third generation, compiled, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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Generic trademark

A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or synonymous with, a general class of products or services, usually against the intentions of the trademark's owner.

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HAMMER (file system)

HAMMER is a high-availability 64-bit file system developed by Matthew Dillon for DragonFly BSD using B+ trees.

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Hard link

In computing, a hard link is a directory entry (in a directory-based file system) that associates a name with a file.

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History of Unix

The history of Unix dates back to the mid-1960s, when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AT&T Bell Labs, and General Electric were jointly developing an experimental time-sharing operating system called Multics for the GE-645 mainframe.

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Home directory

A home directory is a file system directory on a multi-user operating system containing files for a given user of the system.

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Include directive

Many programming languages and other computer files have a directive, often called include, import, or copy, that causes the contents of the specified file to be inserted into the original file.

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Inode

The inode (index node) is a data structure in a Unix-style file system that describes a file-system object such as a file or a directory. Unix filesystem and inode are Unix file system technology.

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Intel Binary Compatibility Standard

The Intel Binary Compatibility Standard (iBCS) is a standardized application binary interface (ABI) for Unix operating systems on Intel-386-compatible computers, published by AT&T, Intel and SCO in 1988, and updated in 1990.

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Inter-process communication

In computer science, inter-process communication (IPC), also spelled interprocess communication, are the mechanisms provided by an operating system for processes to manage shared data.

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JFS (file system)

Journaled File System (JFS) is a 64-bit journaling file system created by IBM.

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Ken Thompson

Kenneth Lane Thompson (born February 4, 1943) is an American pioneer of computer science.

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Kernel (operating system)

The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and generally has complete control over everything in the system.

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The Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (LANANA) is a central registry of names and numbers used within Linux.

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Linux distribution

A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that includes the Linux kernel and often a package management system.

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Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to support Linux development and open-source software projects.

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Linux Journal

Linux Journal (LJ) is an American monthly technology magazine originally published by Specialized System Consultants, Inc. (SSC) in Seattle, Washington since 1994.

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Loadable kernel module

In computing, a loadable kernel module (LKM) is an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel, or so-called base kernel, of an operating system.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Man page

A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system.

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Metadata (or metainformation) is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data itself, such as the text of a message or the image itself.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Mount (Unix)

In computing, mount is a command in various operating systems.

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Multics

Multics ("MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service") is an influential early time-sharing operating system based on the concept of a single-level memory.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Package manager

A package manager or package-management system is a collection of software tools that automates the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing computer programs for a computer in a consistent manner.

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Pipeline (Unix)

In Unix-like computer operating systems, a pipeline is a mechanism for inter-process communication using message passing.

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Ports collection

Ports collections (or ports trees, or just ports) are the sets of makefiles and patches provided by the BSD-based operating systems, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, as a simple method of installing software or creating binary packages.

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Printer (computing)

In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.

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Process (computing)

In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads.

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Procfs

The proc filesystem (procfs) is a special filesystem in Unix-like operating systems that presents information about processes and other system information in a hierarchical file-like structure, providing a more convenient and standardized method for dynamically accessing process data held in the kernel than traditional tracing methods or direct access to kernel memory. Unix filesystem and Procfs are Unix file system technology.

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Research Unix

The term "Research Unix" refers to early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in the Bell Labs Computing Sciences Research Center (CSRC).

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Scripting language

In computing, a script is a relatively short and simple set of instructions that typically automate an otherwise manual process.

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Sendmail

Sendmail is a general purpose internetwork email routing facility that supports many kinds of mail-transfer and delivery methods, including the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transport over the Internet.

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In computing, a shared resource, or network share, is a computer resource made available from one host to other hosts on a computer network.

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Single UNIX Specification

The Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is a standard for computer operating systems, compliance with which is required to qualify for using the "UNIX" trademark.

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Spooling

In computing, spooling is a specialized form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices.

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Superuser

In computing, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration.

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Symbolic link

In computing, a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a file whose purpose is to point to a file or directory (called the "target") by specifying a path thereto. Unix filesystem and symbolic link are Unix file system technology.

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Sysfs

sysfs is a pseudo file system provided by the Linux kernel that exports information about various kernel subsystems, hardware devices, and associated device drivers from the kernel's device model to user space through virtual files.

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Tmpfs

tmpfs (short for Temporary File System) is a temporary file storage paradigm implemented in many Unix-like operating systems.

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Tree (graph theory)

In graph theory, a tree is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by path, or equivalently a connected acyclic undirected graph.

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UNICOS

UNICOS is a range of Unix and later Linux operating system (OS) variants developed by Cray for its supercomputers.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Unix File System

The Unix file system (UFS) is a family of file systems supported by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Unix filesystem and Unix File System are Unix file system technology.

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UNIX System V

Unix System V (pronounced: "System Five") is one of the first commercial versions of the Unix operating system.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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Veritas File System

The VERITAS File System (or VxFS; called JFS and OnlineJFS in HP-UX) is an extent-based file system.

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Version 7 Unix

Version 7 Unix, also called Seventh Edition Unix, Version 7 or just V7, was an important early release of the Unix operating system.

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Virtual memory

In computing, virtual memory, or virtual storage, is a memory management technique that provides an "idealized abstraction of the storage resources that are actually available on a given machine" which "creates the illusion to users of a very large (main) memory".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_filesystem

Also known as /bin, /etc, /lib, /mnt, /opt, /sbin, /tmp, /usr, /usr/bin, /usr/include, /usr/lib, /usr/local, /var, /var/tmp, Sbin, Unix directory structure, Unix file system, Usr.

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File system management

Unix file system technology

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