https://wassimaouadi.com/tags/swap/ Recent content in Swap on Hugo en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:31:13 +0200 https://wassimaouadi.com/technotes/linuxfilesystemsswap/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:31:13 +0200 https://wassimaouadi.com/technotes/linuxfilesystemsswap/ <h1 id="filesystem-concepts">filesystem concepts</h1> <p>A filesystem (aka filesystem) is the software structure (the formatting) that is located on a storage device or in memory, and dictates how data is organized there.</p> <p>When a filesystem is located on a storage device, like a disk or DVDROM, then it is called a physical filesystem. When it is located in memory, like for example when the Linux kernel loads the <em>proc</em> filesystem in RAM, then it is called a virtual filesystem.</p>