Introduction to Linux filesystems and files (NewsForge) [LWN.net]

This NewsForge article looking at Linux filesystems, is an excerpt from the book Linux Power Tools. "Unfortunately, the best filesystem to use is not always obvious. For many installations, it's not even terribly important, but for some applications it is. Filesystem design differences mean that some perform some tasks better than others. Varying support tools also mean that advanced filesystem features differ. This section describes the pros and cons of the popular Linux filesystems in several different areas, such as filesystem portability, disk check times, disk speed, disk space consumption, support for large numbers of files, and advanced security features."

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Introduction to Linux filesystems and files (NewsForge)

Posted Oct 10, 2003 13:39 UTC (Fri) by trutkin (guest, #3919) [Link]

This has information comparing several filesystems with latency concerns in mind.