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The Be File System (BFS) is the native file system for the BeOS. In the Linux kernel, it is referred to as "BeFS" to avoid confusion with Boot File System.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be File System | Allowed filename characters | All UTF-8 but "/" | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Bad blocks | inodes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Date range | Unknown | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Date resolution | 1s | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Dates recorded | Access, Creation, Modified | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Developer | Be Inc. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Directory contents | B+ tree | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | File allocation | inodes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | File system permissions | Unix permissions, POSIX ACLs | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Forks | Yes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Full name | Be File System | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Introduced | May 10, 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05-10) with BeOS Advanced Access Preview Release | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Max file size | ~260 GB * | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Max filename length | 255 characters | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Max no. of files | Unlimited | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Max volume size | ~2 EB * | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Partition IDs | Be_BFS (Apple) 0xEB (MBR) .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}42465331-3BA3-10F1-802A-4861696B7521 (GPT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Supported operating systems | BeOS, ZETA, Haiku, SkyOS, Syllable, Linux | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Transparent compression | No | 1.00 | infobox |
| Be File System | Transparent encryption | No | 1.00 | infobox |
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