# 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.
