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authorjbranso@dismail.de <jbranso@dismail.de>2023-09-21 12:48:20 -0400
committerSamuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>2024-01-23 00:31:46 +0100
commit2ada30dbcdea73e50c58477f382164180e92ee37 (patch)
tree15815eb38c6f9c47ec2cb058e1d2269572f4524f
parent28858a105b34c36a9fdb4b84150f7d9b61e610a6 (diff)
add a FAT FS section to the hurd manual.
* doc/hurd.texi (FAT FS): new section. Message-ID: <20230921164822.9227-4-jbranso@dismail.de>
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@@ -3627,6 +3627,7 @@ workstations, as well.
* Repairing Filesystems:: Recovering from minor filesystem crashes.
* Linux Extended 2 FS:: The popular Linux filesystem format.
* ISO-9660 CD-ROM FS:: Standard CD-ROM format.
+* FAT FS:: Basic universal filesystem.
* Diskfs Library:: Implementing new filesystem servers.
@end menu
@@ -3703,6 +3704,14 @@ DVDs or CDs. You probably used an "iso installation image" to install
the Hurd. When you install the Hurd, you are most likely using the
iso9660fs translator.
+@node FAT FS
+@section FAT FS
+@pindex fatfs vfat
+
+FAT FS is a simplistic filesystem that is easily portable to many
+operating systems. It is a good filesystem to have on a usb stick,
+because you can share data between operating systems, since most
+operating systems have a FAT FS driver.
@node Diskfs Library
@section Diskfs Library