filesystems.5: ffix

Order the list of filesystems by name

Signed-off-by: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

man5/filesystems.5

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 .TH FILESYSTEMS 5 2014-01-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .nh
 .SH NAME
-filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, Reiserfs,
+filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, iso9660,
-XFS, JFS, xiafs, msdos,
+JFS, minix, msdos, ncpfs nfs, ntfs, proc, Reiserfs, smb, sysv, umsdos, vfat,
-umsdos, vfat, ntfs, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
+XFS, xiafs,
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 When, as is customary, the
 .B proc
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ Below a short description of the available or historically available
 filesystems in Linux kernel. See kernel documentation for a comprehensive
 description of all options and limitations.
 .TP 10
-.B minix
-is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run
-under Linux.
-It has a number of shortcomings, including a 64MB partition size
-limit, short filenames, and a single timestamp.
-It remains useful for floppies and RAM disks.
-.TP
 .B ext
 is an elaborate extension of the
 .B minix
@@ -95,58 +88,10 @@ reliability enhancements,
 plus large increases in volume, file, and directory size limits.
 .RB See " ext4 " (5).
 .TP
-.B Reiserfs
+.B hpfs
-is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser,
+is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2.
-that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1.
+This filesystem is
-.TP
+read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation.
-.B XFS
-is a journaling filesystem, developed by SGI,
-that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.20.
-.TP
-.B JFS
-is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM,
-that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24.
-.TP
-.B xiafs
-was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by
-extending the Minix filesystem code.
-It provides the basic most
-requested features without undue complexity.
-The
-.B xiafs
-filesystem is no longer actively developed or maintained.
-It was removed from the kernel in 2.1.21.
-.TP
-.B msdos
-is the filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers.
-.B msdos
-filenames can be no longer than 8 characters, followed by an
-optional period and 3 character extension.
-.TP
-.B umsdos
-is an extended DOS filesystem used by Linux.
-It adds capability for
-long filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and special files
-(devices, named pipes, etc.)  under the DOS filesystem, without
-sacrificing compatibility with DOS.
-.TP
-.B vfat
-is an extended DOS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT.
-.B vfat
-adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
-.TP
-.B ntfs
-replaces Microsoft Window's FAT filesystems (VFAT, FAT32).
-It has reliability, performance, and space-utilization enhancements
-plus features like ACLs, journaling, encryption, and so on.
-.TP
-.B proc
-is a pseudo filesystem which is used as an interface to kernel data
-structures rather than reading and interpreting
-.IR /dev/kmem .
-In particular, its files do not take disk space.
-See
-.BR proc (5).
 .TP
 .B iso9660
 is a CD-ROM filesystem type conforming to the ISO 9660 standard.
@@ -171,18 +116,53 @@ It is automatically recognized within the
 filesystem support under Linux.
 .RE
 .TP
-.B hpfs
+.B JFS
-is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2.
+is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM,
-This filesystem is
+that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24.
-read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation.
 .TP
-.B sysv
+.B minix
-is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux.
+is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run
-It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS.
+under Linux.
+It has a number of shortcomings, including a 64MB partition size
+limit, short filenames, and a single timestamp.
+It remains useful for floppies and RAM disks.
+.TP
+.B msdos
+is the filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers.
+.B msdos
+filenames can be no longer than 8 characters, followed by an
+optional period and 3 character extension.
+.TP
+.B ncpfs
+is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol, used by
+Novell NetWare.
+.sp
+To use
+.BR ncpfs ,
+you need special programs, which can be found at
+.UR ftp://linux01.gwdg.de\:/pub\:/ncpfs
+.UE .
 .TP
 .B nfs
 is the network filesystem used to access disks located on remote computers.
 .TP
+.B ntfs
+replaces Microsoft Window's FAT filesystems (VFAT, FAT32).
+It has reliability, performance, and space-utilization enhancements
+plus features like ACLs, journaling, encryption, and so on.
+.TP
+.B proc
+is a pseudo filesystem which is used as an interface to kernel data
+structures rather than reading and interpreting
+.IR /dev/kmem .
+In particular, its files do not take disk space.
+See
+.BR proc (5).
+.TP
+.B Reiserfs
+is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser,
+that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1.
+.TP
 .B smb
 is a network filesystem that supports the SMB protocol, used by
 Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, and Lan Manager.
@@ -194,15 +174,35 @@ package, found at
 .UR ftp://sunsite.unc.edu\:/pub\:/Linux\:/system\:/Filesystems\:/smbfs
 .UE .
 .TP
-.B ncpfs
+.B sysv
-is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol, used by
+is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux.
-Novell NetWare.
+It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS.
-.sp
+.TP
-To use
+.B umsdos
-.BR ncpfs ,
+is an extended DOS filesystem used by Linux.
-you need special programs, which can be found at
+It adds capability for
-.UR ftp://linux01.gwdg.de\:/pub\:/ncpfs
+long filenames, UID/GID, POSIX permissions, and special files
-.UE .
+(devices, named pipes, etc.)  under the DOS filesystem, without
+sacrificing compatibility with DOS.
+.TP
+.B vfat
+is an extended DOS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT.
+.B vfat
+adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
+.TP
+.B XFS
+is a journaling filesystem, developed by SGI,
+that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.20.
+.TP
+.B xiafs
+was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by
+extending the Minix filesystem code.
+It provides the basic most
+requested features without undue complexity.
+The
+.B xiafs
+filesystem is no longer actively developed or maintained.
+It was removed from the kernel in 2.1.21.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR ext2 (5),
 .BR ext3 (5),