Basic Filesystem Concepts
This section provides some basic information about filesystems. While this overview is far from complete, it should help you decide which filesystem will best meet your needs.
If you’re interested in learning more about filesystems, I recommend Moshe Bar’s book Linux Filesystems (McGraw-Hill). William Von Hagen’s book of the same name (Sams) also comes highly recommended, although I haven’t had time to purchase and read a copy. There is an abundance of online resources about filesystems, both for Linux and for other operating systems. Without question, the site that stands out Daniel Robbins’s Advanced Filesystem Implementor’s Guide, available from the IBM DeveloperWorks web site at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs.html. I’ve also pointed out online material that is specific to each filesystem throughout the rest of this chapter.
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