Virtual file system

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:abstracts File system implementation details
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:VFS
gptkbp:category Operating system technology
Computer storage
gptkbp:component gptkb:operating_system
Unix-like operating systems
gptkbp:enables Mounting of different file systems
Uniform access to different file systems
gptkbp:example gptkb:Windows_Installable_File_System
gptkb:Linux_VFS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virtual file system
gptkbp:originatedIn 1980s
gptkbp:provides API for file operations
gptkbp:purpose Abstraction of file system access
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Network_File_System_(NFS)
gptkb:SMB/CIFS
gptkb:FUSE
gptkb:procfs
gptkb:sysfs
gptkbp:supports Network file systems
Local file systems
Pseudo file systems
gptkbp:usedBy Kernel modules
User space applications
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4.4BSD
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7