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  2. inode - Wikipedia

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    Each inode stores the attributes and disk block locations of the object's data. [1] File-system object attributes may include metadata (times of last change, [2] access, modification), as well as owner and permission data. [3] A directory is a list of inodes with their assigned names.

  3. Extended file attributes - Wikipedia

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    The uses of extended attributes in Be-like systems are varied: For example, Tracker and OpenTracker, the file-managers of BeOS and Haiku respectively, both store the locations of file icons in attributes, [8] Haiku's "Mail" service stores all message content and metadata in extended file attributes, [9] and the MIME types of files are stored in ...

  4. File attribute - Wikipedia

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    Common file attributes supported by Oracle Solaris and illumos systems Attribute Compact flag for ls & chmod Semantics and rationale appendonly: a: Writing to file only allowed in append mode. immutable: i: Prevents any change to file's contents or metadata (except access time): file/directory cannot be written to, deleted, or renamed. nodump: d

  5. File-system permissions - Wikipedia

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    Most file systems include attributes of files and directories that control the ability of users to read, change, navigate, and execute the contents of the file system. In some cases, menu options or functions may be made visible or hidden depending on a user's permission level; this kind of user interface is referred to as permission-driven.

  6. Tag (metadata) - Wikipedia

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    In tag system the information of classification is put inside the file so changing its tag means changing the file and it needs to be saved again and takes time. Metadata tags as described in this article should not be confused with the use of the word "tag" in some software to refer to an automatically generated cross-reference ; examples of ...

  7. Comparison of executable file formats - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of binary executable file formats which, once loaded by a suitable executable loader, can be directly executed by the CPU rather than being interpreted by software. In addition to the binary application code, the executables may contain headers and tables with relocation and fixup information as well as various kinds of ...

  8. ext3 - Wikipedia

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    ext3, or third extended filesystem, is a journaled file system that is commonly used with the Linux kernel.It used to be the default file system for many popular Linux distributions but generally has been supplanted by its successor version ext4. [3]

  9. Btrfs - Wikipedia

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    The conversion involves creating a copy of the whole ext2/3/4 metadata, while the Btrfs files simply point to the same blocks used by the ext2/3/4 files. This makes the bulk of the blocks shared between the two filesystems before the conversion becomes permanent.