The Second Extended File System Internal Layout Dave Poirier
[email protected] The Second Extended File SystemInternal Layout by Dave Poirier Copyright © 2001-2011 Dave Poirier Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license can be acquired electronically from http://www.fsf.org/licenses/fdl.html or by writing to 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Table of Contents About this book....................................................................................................................................... vii 1. Historical Background..........................................................................................................................1 2. Definitions...............................................................................................................................................2 2.1. Blocks..........................................................................................................................................2 2.2. Block Groups..............................................................................................................................3 2.3. Directories...................................................................................................................................3 2.4. Inodes..........................................................................................................................................4