A File Control Block (FCB) is a file system structure in which the state of an open file is maintained. A FCB is managed by the operating system, but it...
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capability itself. A Unix process' file descriptor table is an example of a C-list. fuser (Unix) lsof File Control Block (FCB) - an alternative scheme in...
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files are usually represented either by a file control block or by a file handle. A file control block (FCB) is an area of memory which is manipulated...
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The computer file hosts is an operating system file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is a plain text file. Originally a file named HOSTS.TXT was...
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time. The equivalent control block for IBM DOS/360, DOS/VSE and z/VSE operating systems is a "DTF" (Define the file) symbolic file name (to match a JCL...
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storage reserved for a file in a file system, represented as a range of block numbers, or tracks on count key data devices. A file can consist of zero or...
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two general kinds of device files in Unix-like operating systems, known as character special files and block special files. The difference between them...
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Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple lockstep File Transfer Protocol which allows a client to get a file from or put a file onto a remote...
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actual size only when the block contains "real" (non-empty) data. Most commonly, sparse files are created when blocks of the file are never written to. This...
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services. Starting with OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Server Message Block (SMB) was made the primary file sharing protocol, with the ability to run an AFP server...
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