# File System ## Official Documentation - **Microsoft Docs on File Systems** - [Link](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/file-server-and-smb) - **Linux Kernel Documentation on Filesystems** - [Link](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/index.html) - **Apple Developer Documentation on File System Basics** - [Link](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html) ## Research Papers - **"A Study of Linux File System Evolution" by Lanyue Lu et al. (2013)** - [Link](https://www.usenix.org/conference/fast13/technical-sessions/presentation/lu) - **"Understanding Metadata Latency with MDWorkbench" by Dean Hildebrand et al. (2019)** - [Link](https://www.usenix.org/conference/fast19/presentation/hildebrand) ## Additional Online Resources - **IBM Knowledge Center on File Systems** - [Link](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=management-file-systems) - **Red Hat Customer Portal on File Systems** - [Link](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/managing_file_systems/index) - **SNIA Technical White Paper on File Systems** - [Link](https://www.snia.org/education/what-is-file-system) ## Books - **"The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" by Marshall Kirk McKusick et al.** - ISBN: 9780321968975 - Provides in-depth coverage of file system design and implementation in FreeBSD. - **"Linux System Programming: Talking Directly to the Kernel and C Library" by Robert Love** - ISBN: 9781449339531 - Offers insights into Linux file systems and how to interact with them programmatically. - **"File System Forensic Analysis" by Brian Carrier** - ISBN: 9780321268174 - While focused on forensics, this book provides detailed information about various file system structures. ## For Deep Dive into Implementation - **"Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook" by Evi Nemeth et al.** - ISBN: 9780134277554 - Contains practical information on managing and understanding file systems in Unix and Linux environments. - **"Windows Internals, Part 1" by Pavel Yosifovich et al.** - ISBN: 9780735684188 - Provides detailed information about Windows file systems and their implementation. ## Standards - **POSIX.1-2017 (IEEE Std 1003.1-2017)** - This standard defines the interface between operating systems and applications, including file system operations. - Not freely available, but it's an authoritative source on standardized file system interfaces. - **ISO/IEC 9945:2009 - Information technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX®)** - This international standard is based on POSIX and includes specifications for file system operations. - Not freely available, but useful for understanding standardized file system interfaces.