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Order the list of filesystems by name Signed-off-by: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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.TH FILESYSTEMS 5 2014-01-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, Reiserfs,
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XFS, JFS, xiafs, msdos,
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umsdos, vfat, ntfs, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
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filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, iso9660,
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JFS, minix, msdos, ncpfs nfs, ntfs, proc, Reiserfs, smb, sysv, umsdos, vfat,
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XFS, xiafs,
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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When, as is customary, the
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.B proc
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filesystems in Linux kernel. See kernel documentation for a comprehensive
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description of all options and limitations.
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.TP 10
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.B minix
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is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run
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under Linux.
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It has a number of shortcomings, including a 64MB partition size
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limit, short filenames, and a single timestamp.
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It remains useful for floppies and RAM disks.
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.TP
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.B ext
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is an elaborate extension of the
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.B minix
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plus large increases in volume, file, and directory size limits.
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.RB See " ext4 " (5).
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.TP
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.B Reiserfs
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is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1.
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.TP
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.B XFS
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is a journaling filesystem, developed by SGI,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.20.
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.TP
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.B JFS
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is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24.
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.TP
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.B xiafs
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was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by
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extending the Minix filesystem code.
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It provides the basic most
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requested features without undue complexity.
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The
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.B xiafs
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filesystem is no longer actively developed or maintained.
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It was removed from the kernel in 2.1.21.
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.TP
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.B msdos
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is the filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers.
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.B msdos
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filenames can be no longer than 8 characters, followed by an
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optional period and 3 character extension.
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.TP
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.B umsdos
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is an extended DOS filesystem used by Linux.
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It adds capability for
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long filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and special files
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(devices, named pipes, etc.) under the DOS filesystem, without
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sacrificing compatibility with DOS.
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.TP
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.B vfat
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is an extended DOS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT.
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.B vfat
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adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
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.TP
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.B ntfs
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replaces Microsoft Window's FAT filesystems (VFAT, FAT32).
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It has reliability, performance, and space-utilization enhancements
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plus features like ACLs, journaling, encryption, and so on.
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.TP
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.B proc
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is a pseudo filesystem which is used as an interface to kernel data
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structures rather than reading and interpreting
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.IR /dev/kmem .
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In particular, its files do not take disk space.
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See
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.BR proc (5).
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.B hpfs
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is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2.
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This filesystem is
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read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation.
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.TP
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.B iso9660
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is a CD-ROM filesystem type conforming to the ISO 9660 standard.
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filesystem support under Linux.
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.RE
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.TP
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.B hpfs
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is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2.
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This filesystem is
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read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation.
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.B JFS
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is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24.
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.TP
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.B sysv
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is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux.
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It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS.
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.B minix
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is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run
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under Linux.
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It has a number of shortcomings, including a 64MB partition size
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limit, short filenames, and a single timestamp.
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It remains useful for floppies and RAM disks.
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.TP
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.B msdos
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is the filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers.
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.B msdos
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filenames can be no longer than 8 characters, followed by an
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optional period and 3 character extension.
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.TP
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.B ncpfs
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is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol, used by
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Novell NetWare.
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.sp
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To use
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.BR ncpfs ,
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you need special programs, which can be found at
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.UR ftp://linux01.gwdg.de\:/pub\:/ncpfs
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.UE .
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.TP
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.B nfs
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is the network filesystem used to access disks located on remote computers.
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.TP
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.B ntfs
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replaces Microsoft Window's FAT filesystems (VFAT, FAT32).
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It has reliability, performance, and space-utilization enhancements
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plus features like ACLs, journaling, encryption, and so on.
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.TP
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.B proc
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is a pseudo filesystem which is used as an interface to kernel data
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structures rather than reading and interpreting
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.IR /dev/kmem .
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In particular, its files do not take disk space.
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See
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.BR proc (5).
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.TP
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.B Reiserfs
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is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1.
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.TP
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.B smb
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is a network filesystem that supports the SMB protocol, used by
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Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, and Lan Manager.
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.UR ftp://sunsite.unc.edu\:/pub\:/Linux\:/system\:/Filesystems\:/smbfs
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.UE .
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.TP
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.B ncpfs
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is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol, used by
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Novell NetWare.
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.sp
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To use
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.BR ncpfs ,
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you need special programs, which can be found at
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.UR ftp://linux01.gwdg.de\:/pub\:/ncpfs
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.UE .
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.B sysv
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is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux.
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It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS.
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.TP
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.B umsdos
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is an extended DOS filesystem used by Linux.
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It adds capability for
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long filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and special files
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(devices, named pipes, etc.) under the DOS filesystem, without
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sacrificing compatibility with DOS.
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.TP
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.B vfat
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is an extended DOS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT.
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.B vfat
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adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
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.TP
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.B XFS
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is a journaling filesystem, developed by SGI,
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that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.20.
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.TP
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.B xiafs
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was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by
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extending the Minix filesystem code.
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It provides the basic most
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requested features without undue complexity.
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The
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.B xiafs
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filesystem is no longer actively developed or maintained.
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It was removed from the kernel in 2.1.21.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR ext2 (5),
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.BR ext3 (5),
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