[Info-vax] Request description of UFS for VMS person

[johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk]

On Apr 20, 9:25 pm, AEF <spamsink2... at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> Can anyone here point me to a reference that describes the Unix file
> system (UFS) at a level and detail similar to the that found in the
> reference below? I've Googled for it and looked at a few books and had
> no luck. Thanks!
>
> Guide to OpenVMS File Applications, Section 1.2.2:
>
> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731final/4506/4506pro_001.html#apps_fil...

Daft question: You do realise that UFS is simply one of a remarkably
large selection of filesystems available in the Unix (tm) world?

If you don't, you could start with the relevant bit of the (somewhat
dated) Linux System Admin Guide:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/filesystems.html
Then maybe you proceed to pick your favourite Linux Kernel book and
read the filesystem chapter in that. E.g.
http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/TLK/fs/filesystem.html (again rather
dated but it's easy to find; you'd likely be better off with something
based on the 2.6+ kernel)
And if you still have questions, there's mailing lists, and there's
the source.

If you did specifically mean UFS e.g. as used in Tru64 I can't think
of (or quickly find) much apart from the relevant chapter of the Tru64
System Admin Guide eg http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51_HTML/ARH9FCTE/FLSMNTCH.HTM
- or if you have money to burn there is the "Tru64 UNIX File System
Administration Handbook" by Steven M. Hancock. These are also rather
dated (obviously!).