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In computing, a fileset is a set of computer files linked by defining property or common characteristic. [1] There are different types of fileset [2] though the context will usually give the defining characteristic. Sometimes it is necessary to explicitly state the fileset type to avoid ambiguity, an example is the emacs editor which explicitly mentions its Version Control (VC) fileset type [2] to distinguish from its "named files" fileset type. [3]

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Fileset types

While there is probably no classification of fileset types some common usage cases do emerge:

Specific examples

Fileset has several meanings and usages, depending on the context. Some examples are:

In the AIX operating system installation packaging system it is the smallest individually installable unit (a collection of files that provides a specific function). [4]

DCE/DFS uses the term fileset to define a tree containing directories, files, and mount points (links to other DFS filesets). [8] A DFS fileset is also a unit of administrative control. Properties such as data location, storage quota, and replication are controlled at this level of granularity. The concept of a fileset in DFS is essentially identical to the concept of a volume in AFS. The glamor filesystem uses the same concept of filesets. Filesets are lightweight components compared to file systems, so management of a file set is easier.

In IBM GPFS represents a set of files within a file system which have an independent inode space. [9]

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  2. 1 2 "Basic Editing under Version Control". www.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Filesets". www.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Cloud-enable your IBM Power data center using AIX". www.ibm.com. Packaging software for installation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Poniatowski, Marty (1 March 2002). HP-UX Virtual Partitions. Pearson Education (US). pp. 55–56. ISBN   9780130352125 . Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "FileSet Type". ant.apache.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Lentini, James; Tewari, Renu; Lever, Chuck. "Namespace Database (NSDB) Protocol for Federated File Systems". tools.ietf.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Kong, Michael M. "DCE: An Environment for Secure Client/Server Computing" (PDF). HP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Information lifecycle management for IBM Spectrum Scale". www.ibm.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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