Linux Fu: Databases Are Next-Level File Systems 63 Comments by: Al Williams June 8, 2021 ...

File system basics At the basic level, a file system exists to manage the data on permanent storage devices. Functions common to most file systems include: ...

File systems allow us to hide the raw bits stored on magnetic tape, spinning disks and the like, and they let us think of data as neatly organized and easily accessible files.

A file system can be thought of as an index or database containing the physical location of every piece of data on the device. The data is usually organized in folders called directories, which ...