From: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@xxxxxxx> Order the list of filesystems by name Signed-off-by: Stéphane Aulery <saulery@xxxxxxx> --- man5/filesystems.5 | 156 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) diff --git a/man5/filesystems.5 b/man5/filesystems.5 index 41a5adb..0c66f9e 100644 --- a/man5/filesystems.5 +++ b/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, -XFS, JFS, xiafs, msdos, -umsdos, vfat, ntfs, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs +filesystems \- Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, iso9660, +JFS, minix, msdos, ncpfs nfs, ntfs, proc, Reiserfs, smb, sysv, umsdos, vfat, +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 -is a journaling filesystem, designed by Hans Reiser, -that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.1. -.TP -.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). +.B hpfs +is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2. +This filesystem is +read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation. .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 -is the High Performance Filesystem, used in OS/2. -This filesystem is -read-only under Linux due to the lack of available documentation. +.B JFS +is a journaling filesystem, developed by IBM, +that was integrated into Linux in kernel 2.4.24. .TP -.B sysv -is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux. -It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS. +.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 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 -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 . +.B sysv +is an implementation of the SystemV/Coherent filesystem for Linux. +It implements all of Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS. +.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 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), -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
