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Added Reiserfs, XFS, JFS to list of file systems.

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.\" Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111,
.\" USA. .\" USA.
.\" .\"
.TH FILESYSTEMS 5 2001-12-07 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .\" 2007-12-14 mtk Added Reiserfs, XFS, JFS.
.\"
.TH FILESYSTEMS 5 2007-12-14 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.nh .nh
.SH NAME .SH NAME
filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, xia, msdos, filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, Reiserfs,
XFS, JFS, xia, msdos,
umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
When, as is customary, the When, as is customary, the
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In order to use a filesystem, you have to In order to use a filesystem, you have to
.I mount .I mount
it, see it; see
.BR mount (8) .BR mount (8).
for the mount command, and for the available mount options.
Below a short description of a few of the available filesystems. Below a short description of a few of the available filesystems.
.TP .TP 10
.B "minix" .B "minix"
is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run is the filesystem used in the Minix operating system, the first to run
under Linux. under Linux.
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It is easy to It is easy to
switch back and forth between ext2 and ext3. switch back and forth between ext2 and ext3.
.TP .TP
.B Reiserfs
is a journaling file system, designed by Hans Reiser,
that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1.
.TP
.B XFS
is a journaling file system, developed by SGI,
that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.20.
.TP
.B JFS
is a journaling file system, developed by IBM,
that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24.
.TP
.B xiafs .B xiafs
was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by was designed and implemented to be a stable, safe filesystem by
extending the Minix filesystem code. extending the Minix filesystem code.