One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, ...

File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions? The /etc/fstab file is ...

An ex-Google engineer is developing a new file system for Linux, with the hopes that it can offer a speedier and more advanced way of storing data on servers. After a number of years of development, ...

Want to get Unix/Linux techies arguing? Besides classic flame wars such as whether vi or EMACS is the better text editor, another surefire way to start a fight is to talk about which file systems are ...

There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, there are several terminal-based options I go for.

While it may not be obvious to the casual user, Linux file systems have evolved significantly over the last decade or so to make them more resistant to corruption and performance problems. Most Linux ...

Earlier this year Microsoft shared its plans to integrate a full Linux kernel in Windows 10 — now it’s introducing Linux file access into the File Explorer. Users have been able to access Linux files ...

Maybe buying a FDE (Full Disk Encryption) hard drive is not an option for you right now, but that doesn't mean you need to compromise on your Linux file system security.linux.com has an article on how ...

Some days, it doesn't rain, it pours. That's the case with Linux today. Not one, but two serious security holes have recently been exposed. First, there was a systemd bug which could easily knock out ...