What is a local file system ?

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The local file system is:

The local file system is also known as:

Scheme

Every file system are designed by a word known as the scheme and the scheme of a local file system is file.

file://hostpath

where:

You can't defined a relative path. You cannot used as start character:

Example

for a windows path

file:///C:/Users/username/

If your working directory is on the C root drive, the below notation may also work.

file:///Users/username/

for a linux path

file:///Users/username/

where the absolute path is /Users/username/

Read / Write

The local file system reads and writes file content one sector cluster at a time.

OS

File System

On an OS, the file system is installed on the hard disk or partition.

Windows

Most computers have at least one file system. Some computers allow the use of several different file systems. For instance, on newer MS Windows computers, the older FAT-type file systems of MS-DOS and old versions of Windows are supported, in addition to the NTFS file system that is the normal file system for recent versions of Windows. Each system has its own advantages and disadvantages:

  • Standard FAT allow only eight-character file names (plus a three-character extension) with no spaces, for example,
  • whereas NTFS allows much longer names that can contain spaces.

Linux

Red Hat Linux includes support for many popular file systems, making it possible to easily access the file systems of other operating systems. This is particularly useful in dual-boot scenarios and when migrating files from one operating system to another.





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