Different file systems supported by Linux

To understand file systems in Linux, we first need to know what is a Partition,  A partition is a logical part of a disk.

A file system is a method of finding / storing files on hard disk. Following file systems are supported by linux.

• Conventional disk filesystems: ext2, ext3, ext4, XFS, Btrfs, JFS, NTFS, etc.
• Flash storage filesystems: ubifs, JFFS2, YAFFS, etc.
• Database filesystems
• Special purpose filesystems: procfs, sysfs, tmpfs, debugfs, etc.

Difference in Windows and Linux filesystems are as follows.

 

	Windows	Linux
Partition	Disk1	/dev/sda/1
File system type	NTFS / FAT32	EXT3/EXT4/XFS…
Mounting Parameters	Drive letter	Mount letter
OS is stored	C drive	/

 

Linux operating system has a standard hierarchy to store the files called Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, or FHS.

‘/’ is used to separate paths unlike windows that uses ‘\’. Linux does not use drive letters like windows. New drives are mounted under file system as directories.

clicking on computer in any Linux distribution will open all directories in ‘/’ which is known as root directory.

Click ‘CTRL’ + ‘L’ to see the current path.