A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®: Fedora™ Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Third Edition

Chapter 12. Files, Directories, and Filesystems

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Important Files and Directories	448
Ordinary Files, Directories, Links, and Inodes	460
Special Files	460
Filesystems	464
mount: Mounts a Filesystem	466
fstab: Keeps Track of Filesystems	469
fsck: Checks Filesystem Integrity	470

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Filesystems hold directories of files. These structures store user data and system data that are the basis of users’ work on the system and the system’s existence. This chapter discusses important files and directories, various types of files and how to work with them, and the use and maintenance of filesystems.

Important Files and Directories

This section details the most common files used to administer the system. Also refer to “Important Standard Directories ...