Chapter 7. File Systems

This chapter discusses file systems and includes information about directories, disk space, access control, mounted file systems and directories, and file system recovery. Topics discussed are:

• File Systems Overview
• Understanding the File Tree
• Understanding the Root File System
• Understanding the /usr File System
• Understanding the /usr/share Directory
• Understanding the /var File System
• Understanding the /export Directory
• Understanding Data Compression
• Understanding Fragments and a Variable Number of I-Nodes
• Understanding Journaled File System Size
• Understanding Large Files
• Managing File Systems
• Verifying File Systems
• Mounting Overview
• Mounting or Unmounting a File System
• Mounting or Unmounting a Group of File Systems
• Using File Systems on Read/Write Optical Media
• Understanding Mount Security for Diskless Workstations
• Fixing Disk Overflows
• Fixing a Damaged File System
• Recovering from File System, Disk Drive, or Controller Failure
• Reformatting a Disk Drive
• Getting More Space on a Disk Drive