LINUX FILE SYSTEM

LINUX FILE SYSTEM

1. FILE SYSTEM

   • EVERYTHING IS A FILE IN LINUX
     • VEDIO FILE
     • MOUSE FILE
     • PRINTER FILE
     • KEYBOARD FILE
     • TYPES OF FILES
       • EXECUTABLES FILES OR PROGRAMS
       • TEXT FILES
       • INPUT OR OUTPUT FROM A PROGRAM FILE
   • PROCESS
     • FILE IN EXECUTION IS A PROCESS
     • IN LINUX IF ANYTHING IS NOT A FILE THEN IT SHOULD BE A PROCESS
     • WHEN IT IS A PROCESS YOU CANNOT SAY IT IS A FILE
   • OS FILES
   • DATA FILES (OUR FILES)
     • SHOULD NOT BE MIXED UP WITH OS FILES IF CORRUPTED CANNOT BE RECOVERED
     • SHOULD BE ALWAYS BACKED UP
   • DIRECTORY AND FILE ARE SAME HERE UNLIKE IN WINDOWS WHERE FILE AND FOLDER ARE DIFFERENT
   • FILE SYSTEM IS ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF MULTIPLE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR LOCATIONS