Know Types of Linux Filesystems
I have listed 20 different Linux file systems.
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Types of Linux Filesystems
The table below provides the description for various types of filesystems.
| S.N. | Filesystem | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ext | It’s a Linux Extended Filesystem (the original Linux file system). |
| 2 | ext2 | It’s the Second Extended file system which provided advanced features over the ‘ext’ filesystem. |
| 3 | ext3 | It’s the Third Extended Filesystem supporting journaling. |
| 4 | ext4 | It’s the Fourth extended Filesystem, that supports advanced journaling. |
| 5 | hpfs | It’s an OS/2 high-performance filesystem. |
| 6 | jfs | IBM’s Journaled File System or JFS is a 64-bit journaling file system. |
| 7 | iso9660 | It’s an ISO 9660 file system for CD-ROMs. |
| 8 | minix | It’s a MINIX filesystem. |
| 9 | msdos | It’s Microsoft’s FAT16. |
| 10 | ncp | It’s a Netware filesystem. |
| 11 | nfs | It stands for Network File System. |
| 12 | ntfs | It is a support for Microsoft NT filesystem. |
| 13 | proc | It’s used to access the system information. |
| 14 | ReiserFS | This is an advanced filesystem of Linux for better performance and disk recovery. |
| 15 | smb | Samba or SMB filesystem is used to access network. |
| 16 | sysv | It’s an Older filesystem in Unix. |
| 17 | ufs | It’s a BSD Fast File System or FFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is a distant descendant of the original filesystem used by Version 7 Unix. |
| 18 | umsdos | It’s an Unix-like filesystem that resides on top of MS-DOS |
| 19 | vfat | Windows 95 filesystem (FAT32) |
| 20 | XFS | XFS is a high-performance 64-bit journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics, Inc (SGI) in 1993. It was the default file system in the SGI’s IRIX operating system starting with its version 5.3; the file system was ported to the Linux kernel in 2001. |
