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[PATCH 4/6] add a FAT FS section to the hurd manual.
From: |
Joshua Branson |
Subject: |
[PATCH 4/6] add a FAT FS section to the hurd manual. |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:48:20 -0400 |
From: "jbranso@dismail.de" <jbranso@dismail.de>
* doc/hurd.texi (FAT FS): new section.
---
doc/hurd.texi | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/hurd.texi b/doc/hurd.texi
index 21118bb3..eb994656 100644
--- a/doc/hurd.texi
+++ b/doc/hurd.texi
@@ -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
--
2.40.1