Questions about linux root file system.

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I read the manual page of the "mount" command, at it reads as below:

All files accessible in a Unix system are arranged in one big tree, the file hierarchy, rooted at /. These files can be spread out over several devices. The mount command serves to attach the file system found on some device to the big file tree.

My questions are:

  • Where is this "big tree" located?

  • Suppose I have 2 disks, if I mount them onto some point in the "big tree", does linux place some "special marks" in the mount point to indicate that these 2 "mount directories" are indeed seperate disks?

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Questions about linux root file system.

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Published on 2010-05-19T10:05:57Z Indexed on 2010/05/19 12:32 UTC
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I read the manual page of the "mount" command, at it reads as below:

All files accessible in a Unix system are arranged in one big tree, the file hierarchy, rooted at /. These files can be spread out over several devices. The mount command serves to attach the file system found on some device to the big file tree.

My questions are:

  • Where is this "big tree" located?

  • Suppose I have 2 disks, if I mount them onto some point in the "big tree", does linux place some "special marks" in the mount point to indicate that these 2 "mount directories" are indeed seperate disks?

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