| | File System Basics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | After an unexpected system event (such as a power outage or system crash), the only operation that needs to take place prior to making the file system available is to process the contents of the journal; in most cases this takes approximately one second. |
 | | With many other operating systems, a full file specification includes the file name, some means of identifying the specific directory in which the file resides, and a means of identifying the physical device on which the file can be found. |
 | | This file is used to control what systems are mounted when the system boots, as well as to supply default values for other file systems that may be mounted manually from time to time. |
| www.redhat.com /docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/admin-primer/s1-storage-basics.html (2268 words) |