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Unix File System

file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems
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Unix File System

Summary

Unix File System is a file system[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of file_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Unix File System's instance of is recorded as file system[3].
  • Unix File System was followed by Q122435773[4].
  • Unix File System's developer is recorded as Computer Systems Research Group[5].
  • Unix File System's operating system is recorded as A/UX[6].
  • Unix File System's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[7].
  • Unix File System's operating system is recorded as DragonFly BSD[8].
  • Unix File System's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[9].
  • Unix File System's operating system is recorded as Q34225[10].
  • Unix File System's described at URL is recorded as https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~brewer/cs262/FFS.pdf[11].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Unix File System was followed by Q122435773[4].

Why It Matters

Unix File System ranks in the top 7% of file_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

A/UX DragonFly BSD file system FreeBSD OpenBSD

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . BXR.SU. BXR.SU. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . BXR.SU. BXR.SU. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . BXR.SU. BXR.SU. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . BXR.SU. BXR.SU. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Computer Systems Research Group
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → —
    Freebase id → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1515, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326876|UFS (#299326876)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'match"
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