Tag: file systems

How to find out which process is modifying a file

Linux has an auditing platform that lets you know when files or/and folders is being accessed, modified, or executed. You can also monitor changes in entire directories. How to install auditd (auditctl) On Debian, Linux Mint, Kali Linux, Ubuntu and their derivatives, to install, run the command: sudo apt install auditd In Arch Linux, Manjaro, BlackArch and their derivatives, this...

How to open a Linux drive on Windows

The Linux operating system uses its own file systems. Unlike Windows, for which the usual file systems are NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT, the popular file systems on Linux are ext4, ext3, and ext2. If you connect a Linux drive to Windows, or if you have Linux installed as a second system, then Windows simply will not be able to open...

Instructions for using the file command

How to find out the type of a file without an extension or with the wrong extension The file command can determine the file type for regular files and the file system used for disks. The file utility uses magic bytes. The bottom line is that files of the same type have the same bytes in certain places in the...

The in-memory file system - how to use tmpfs

The tmpfs file system is quite useful, as it is incredibly fast and can help reduce the load on your persistent storage (especially useful for those who have Linux installed on a flash drive or memory card). tmpfs is an in-memory virtual file system. The tmpfs tool allows you to create file systems whose content resides in virtual memory. Because...
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