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Based on kernel version 2.6.26. Page generated on 2008-07-16 21:12 EST.

1	00-INDEX
2		- this file (info on some of the filesystems supported by linux).
3	Exporting
4		- explanation of how to make filesystems exportable.
5	Locking
6		- info on locking rules as they pertain to Linux VFS.
7	9p.txt
8		- 9p (v9fs) is an implementation of the Plan 9 remote fs protocol.
9	adfs.txt
10		- info and mount options for the Acorn Advanced Disc Filing System.
11	afs.txt
12		- info and examples for the distributed AFS (Andrew File System) fs.
13	affs.txt
14		- info and mount options for the Amiga Fast File System.
15	automount-support.txt
16		- information about filesystem automount support.
17	befs.txt
18		- information about the BeOS filesystem for Linux.
19	bfs.txt
20		- info for the SCO UnixWare Boot Filesystem (BFS).
21	cifs.txt
22		- description of the CIFS filesystem.
23	coda.txt
24		- description of the CODA filesystem.
25	configfs/
26		- directory containing configfs documentation and example code.
27	cramfs.txt
28		- info on the cram filesystem for small storage (ROMs etc).
29	dentry-locking.txt
30		- info on the RCU-based dcache locking model.
31	directory-locking
32		- info about the locking scheme used for directory operations.
33	dlmfs.txt
34		- info on the userspace interface to the OCFS2 DLM.
35	dnotify.txt
36		- info about directory notification in Linux.
37	ecryptfs.txt
38		- docs on eCryptfs: stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.
39	ext2.txt
40		- info, mount options and specifications for the Ext2 filesystem.
41	ext3.txt
42		- info, mount options and specifications for the Ext3 filesystem.
43	ext4.txt
44		- info, mount options and specifications for the Ext4 filesystem.
45	files.txt
46		- info on file management in the Linux kernel.
47	fuse.txt
48		- info on the Filesystem in User SpacE including mount options.
49	gfs2.txt
50		- info on the Global File System 2.
51	hfs.txt
52		- info on the Macintosh HFS Filesystem for Linux.
53	hfsplus.txt
54		- info on the Macintosh HFSPlus Filesystem for Linux.
55	hpfs.txt
56		- info and mount options for the OS/2 HPFS.
57	inotify.txt
58		- info on the powerful yet simple file change notification system.
59	isofs.txt
60		- info and mount options for the ISO 9660 (CDROM) filesystem.
61	jfs.txt
62		- info and mount options for the JFS filesystem.
63	locks.txt
64		- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
65	mandatory-locking.txt
66		- info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
67	ncpfs.txt
68		- info on Novell Netware(tm) filesystem using NCP protocol.
69	nfsroot.txt
70		- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
71	ntfs.txt
72		- info and mount options for the NTFS filesystem (Windows NT).
73	ocfs2.txt
74		- info and mount options for the OCFS2 clustered filesystem.
75	porting
76		- various information on filesystem porting.
77	proc.txt
78		- info on Linux's /proc filesystem.
79	ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt
80		- info on the 'in memory' filesystems ramfs, rootfs and initramfs.
81	reiser4.txt
82		- info on the Reiser4 filesystem based on dancing tree algorithms.
83	relay.txt
84		- info on relay, for efficient streaming from kernel to user space.
85	romfs.txt
86		- description of the ROMFS filesystem.
87	rpc-cache.txt
88		- introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
89	seq_file.txt
90		- how to use the seq_file API
91	sharedsubtree.txt
92		- a description of shared subtrees for namespaces.
93	smbfs.txt
94		- info on using filesystems with the SMB protocol (Win 3.11 and NT).
95	spufs.txt
96		- info and mount options for the SPU filesystem used on Cell.
97	sysfs-pci.txt
98		- info on accessing PCI device resources through sysfs.
99	sysfs.txt
100		- info on sysfs, a ram-based filesystem for exporting kernel objects.
101	sysv-fs.txt
102		- info on the SystemV/V7/Xenix/Coherent filesystem.
103	tmpfs.txt
104		- info on tmpfs, a filesystem that holds all files in virtual memory.
105	udf.txt
106		- info and mount options for the UDF filesystem.
107	ufs.txt
108		- info on the ufs filesystem.
109	vfat.txt
110		- info on using the VFAT filesystem used in Windows NT and Windows 95
111	vfs.txt
112		- overview of the Virtual File System
113	xfs.txt
114		- info and mount options for the XFS filesystem.
115	xip.txt
116		- info on execute-in-place for file mappings.
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