Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: System Administration Guide
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# I. File Systems

File system refers to the files and directories stored on a computer. A file system can have different formats called file system types. These formats determine how the information is stored as files and directories. Some file system types store redundant copies of the data, while some file system types make hard drive access faster. This part discusses the ext3, swap, RAID, and LVM file system types. It also discusses the `parted` utility to manage partitions, the `devlabel` utility to create user-defined device names, and access control lists (ACLs) to customize file permissions.

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