File System Implementation – Operating Systems 2

A Linux-based file system implementation project featuring a complete set of file and directory manipulation utilities with inode-based storage management. Select nivel13 for the latest version.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Known Limitations
• Command Reference

Features

• Inode-based file system with support for files and directories
• Complete file operations: create, read, write, copy, move, delete
• Directory management: create, list, remove (recursive)
• Permission control: chmod-style permission management
• Hard links: support for multiple references to the same inode
• File truncation: efficient space management
• Low-level and high-level APIs: both direct inode access and path-based operations

Prerequisites

• GCC compiler
• Linux operating system
• Make utility
• Basic understanding of Unix file systems

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository_url>
cd <project_directory>

2. Compile all utilities:

make

Known Limitations

• Single-user system (no multi-user support)
• Maximum file size depends on block size and inode structure
• No built-in defragmentation

Command Reference

All commands are documented with detailed comments in Spanish within their respective source files.