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# File System

## Official Documentation

- Microsoft Docs on File Systems
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- Linux Kernel Documentation on Filesystems
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- Apple Developer Documentation on File System Basics
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## Research Papers

- "A Study of Linux File System Evolution" by Lanyue Lu et al. (2013)
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- "Understanding Metadata Latency with MDWorkbench" by Dean Hildebrand et al. (2019)
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## Additional Online Resources

- IBM Knowledge Center on File Systems
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- Red Hat Customer Portal on File Systems
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- SNIA Technical White Paper on File Systems
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## 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.

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