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- ↑ "SUSE LINUX 9.1 Administration Guide: Major File Systems in Linux". Novell. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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- ↑ "Fedora 11 | Installation Guide | 7. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems | 7.21. Partitioning Your System | 7.21.5. Adding Partitions | 7.21.5.1. File System Types". docs-old.fedoraproject.org. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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