Chapter 6. The Linux Filesystem

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IN THIS CHAPTER

The Hierarchical Filesystem

184

Directory Files and Ordinary Files

184

The Working Directory

188

Your Home Directory

188

Pathnames

189

Relative Pathnames

190

Working with Directories

196

Access Permissions

199

ACLs: Access Control Lists

203

Hard Links

210

Symbolic Links

212

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A filesystem is a set of data structures (page 1032) that usually resides on part of a disk and that holds directories of files. Filesystems store user and system data that are the basis of users’ work on the system and the system’s existence. This chapter discusses the organization and terminology of the Linux filesystem, defines ordinary and directory files, and explains the rules for naming them. It also shows ...

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