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What are the 3 file systems you can use on Linux?

ext2|3|4, btrfs, XFS

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What features does ext2 have?

Volume integrity features that take time to run after a crash

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What features does ext3 have?

Uses journaling to ensure only incomplete transactions are checked after a system crash

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What features does ext4 have?

SImilar to ext3 but has features that reduce file fragmentation, allows for larger volumes and files, and uses delayed allocation to improve flash memory life

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What features does btrfs have?

Allows drive pooling, on the fly snapshots, transparent compression and online defrag

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What features does XFS have?

Similar to ext4 with delayed allocation, does not allow mounted snapshots, can be enlarged on the fly but not shrunk