FreeBSD6 Unleashed

Chapter 12. The FreeBSD Filesystem

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The FreeBSD Directory Structure

• Monitoring Filesystem Usage

• Mounting and Unmounting FreeBSD Filesystems

• Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems from Other Operating Systems

• Mounting and Unmounting CD-ROM and Floppy-Based Filesystems

• Understanding the /etc/fstab File

• Checking and Repairing Filesystems with fsck

• Setting and Enforcing Disk Usage Quotas

• Blocks, Files, and Inodes

To understand how FreeBSD operates, it is essential to have a clear idea of how the system manages files as well as the critical differences between FreeBSD’s method and those of other operating systems.

Files in any operating system are catalogued and accessed using a filesystem, which is a particular architecture and set of interfaces ...