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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: I have a mass of a headache. Please help....
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 18:28:32 -0700
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Sergey N. Bezshapkin wrote:
]
] I've just set up FreeBSD on my 486 PC (before I'd been using MSDOS)
] and obtained a mass of a headache.:~-(
] Who can explain my stupid question:
]
] -What is a 'File system' from the UNIX' point of view;
*The* UNIX file system is a equivalent to a single DOS drive,
where you don't need to use the drive letter. It starts at "/"
of the root file system, and works down from there.
An easy way of thinking about it is "an office 'file room'".
*A* file system is a root inode for a directory (inode #2) and
any subdirectories and directory content information below
that.
An easy way of thinking about it is "a 'filing cabinet'".
You can have one or more file cabinets in an office file room.
The FS (File System) can add file cabinets together with a
command called "mount". This is roughly equivalent to the
old DOS "join" command.
An easy way of thnking about this is putting a file folder
(directory) in one file cabinet that says "see other file
cabinet" in red magic marker.
*A* file system will be written to a logical device. When
you mount *a* file system into *the* file system you need
the device name.
An easy way of thinking about this is putting a file folder
(directory) in one file cabinet that says "see other file
cabinet" in red magic marker. And then writing, in green
magic marker, "here's how you find the other file cabinet".
The place you keep you list of file folders with magic marker
on them is /etc/fstab (under SVR4 or Solaris, this is /etc/vfstab).
] -How can I explore it in my computer like MSDOS user
1) Log in to the computer
2) cd /
3) type "ls" (short for "list files"; the equivalent of
the DOS "DIR" command).
] -Where can I get regular information about UNIX.
You need to read the FAQs. They are posted occasionally
and have the word "FAQ" in tehir subject. They will list
a lot of "beginning UNIX" books. The FreeBSD FAQ is posted
to the news group comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce, or you
can find it on the web at http:/www.freebsd.org .
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.