The Truth About Disk Fragmentation
Modern Linux filesystems make defragmentation irrelevant for most of us.
Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File
Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.
The secret to fixing a mangled filesystem
Modern computers and the storage devices we use in them, both HDDs and SSDs, are quite resilient. It's seldom that a power failure, tripping over...
Commands I use to explore Linux filesystems
As a SysAdmin, I need to manage the filesystems on the hosts in my home lab. There's usually little to do, but when there is...
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 1
It’s not going well.