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Overview
File system management on Linux is pretty easy once a person has experience and knowledge of what he is doing.
File system Management
File systems can be two kinds:
- Non-Journal File systems: ext2.
These file systems do not keep logs and can have corrupted data if there has been a power outage. The pluses of these file systems is their fast read/write speed.
- Journal File systems: ext3,ext4.
These file systems keep a log (journal) which slows them down, however it is up to the System Admin to decide if he/she is willing to sacrifice speed for consistency.