filesystem: As I see it now, "filesystem" has two related meanings in a Linux system:

1. It is the general name applied to the organization and layout of files on the disk, starting with / and continuing through /usr, /var, /home and so on, including lower levels.

1. It is the name of a filesystem type that can be installed at any mount point of the filesystem. Among the filesystem types are:
   • Linux standard (ext2, 83)
   • Linux swap (82)
   • Various journaling file systems, like:
     • ext3
     • Reisers
     • XFS
     • JFS
   • Others

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• RandyKramer - 15 Jan 2002
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