November 2009
Beginner
456 pages
9h 58m
English
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5. Solaris File Systems
This chapter describes file systems, which are an essential component of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) that is used to organize and store data. This chapter describes the file systems that are commonly used by Solaris systems and describes how they are managed and used. This chapter also includes numerous examples that show how to work with file systems on the Solaris OS.
5.1 Solaris File System Overview
A file system is a hierarchical structure of directories that is used to organize and store files and other directories. A directory, or folder, is a container in which to store files and other directories. A file is a discrete collection of data, which can be structured in numerous formats. Such formats ...