From 2ada30dbcdea73e50c58477f382164180e92ee37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "jbranso@dismail.de" Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:48:20 -0400 Subject: add a FAT FS section to the hurd manual. * doc/hurd.texi (FAT FS): new section. Message-ID: <20230921164822.9227-4-jbranso@dismail.de> --- doc/hurd.texi | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/hurd.texi b/doc/hurd.texi index 41a4f90c..5f8a1150 100644 --- a/doc/hurd.texi +++ b/doc/hurd.texi @@ -3627,6 +3627,7 @@ workstations, as well. * Repairing Filesystems:: Recovering from minor filesystem crashes. * Linux Extended 2 FS:: The popular Linux filesystem format. * ISO-9660 CD-ROM FS:: Standard CD-ROM format. +* FAT FS:: Basic universal filesystem. * Diskfs Library:: Implementing new filesystem servers. @end menu @@ -3703,6 +3704,14 @@ DVDs or CDs. You probably used an "iso installation image" to install the Hurd. When you install the Hurd, you are most likely using the iso9660fs translator. +@node FAT FS +@section FAT FS +@pindex fatfs vfat + +FAT FS is a simplistic filesystem that is easily portable to many +operating systems. It is a good filesystem to have on a usb stick, +because you can share data between operating systems, since most +operating systems have a FAT FS driver. @node Diskfs Library @section Diskfs Library -- cgit v1.2.3