which file system to use

[Tom Smith]

Alexander Skwar wrote:

>Qiuli Han <ivyharry at gmail.com>:
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>>well
>>i have been to linux world for years
>>but for the new file systems i still not get much
>>like ext3 vs rfs or jfs
>>i am using rfs right now, but i didnt see any better "points" that
>>ext3 doesnt have or the reverse way.
>>for jfs....no idea
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>I'd recommend JFS.
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>http://linuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz
>http://osnews.com/read_thread.php?news_id=15129&comment_id=141566
>http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/388
>http://linuxgazette.net/102/piszcz.html
>http://www.quest-pipelines.com/newsletter-v2/linux2.htm
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I usually don't get involved in file system wars and the like. However, 
I just wanted to interject a thought...

Everyone seems to look primarily at performance-related issues with file 
systems--this one's faster than that one, this one does this better than 
that one, and so on. But no one has really commented on the available 
file system maintenance and repair utilities.

Since these utilities can often determine how recoverable file system 
errors are, I think they're very important and should be near the top of 
the list of considerations when making file system choices.

Just for the record, I prefer to have a balance of stability and 
performance--but I hold stability in much higher regard than 
performance. For this reason, I decided to continue using the tried and 
true ext3 file system. It's been around a long time, has a proven track 
record of reliability, and has robust and feature rich file system tools.

Some of the other file systems have promise, but none really came close 
to ext3 when looking at the big picture.
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