EzeeLinux Show 18.7 | The Linux File system Demystified

Description: Linux Filesystem Basics
Terms:

“Directory”     A special kind of file that contains links to other files.

“File”          is a self-contained piece of information available to the
operating system and any number of individual programs. Files
are owned by the user who creates them.

“Filesystem”    Can refer to the filsystem hierarchy (the way files are
organized and managed) or it can refer to the type of
format that is used to store files on a block device
such as Ext4, XFS Fat32 and NTFS.

“Folder”        Another name for a directory, especially when working in
graphic environments. Interchangeable with the term
“Directory”

“Link”          Refers to a file that points to another file or directory
(symbolic link) or it can refer to a file that has more than
one name. (hard link)

“Mount”         Refers to the way devices are made to appear in a Unix/Linux
filesystem. Partitions on hard drives, USB sticks and CD/DVD
are “mounted” to a directory somewhere in the filesystem. This
can be done automatically or manually by a user with root
privileges.

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