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Native file system of the Minix operating system
The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. It was written by Andrew S. Tanenbaum in the 1980s and aimed to replicate
MINIX_file_system
Unix-like operating system
Minix 3 is a small, Unix-like operating system published under a BSD-3-Clause license, and is a successor project to the earlier versions, Minix 1.x and
Minix_3
Linux file system
overcome certain limitations of the MINIX file system. It was the first implementation that used the virtual file system (VFS), for which support was added
Extended_file_system
Unix-like operating system
MINIX is a family of Unix-like operating systems based on a microkernel architecture, written by American-Dutch computer scientist Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Minix
File system for the Linux kernel
Xiafs was a file system for the Linux kernel which was conceived and developed by Ge (Frank) Xia and was based on the MINIX file system. Today it is obsolete
Xiafs
Media File System, a proprietary fault tolerant format used on TiVo hard drives for real time recording from live TV. Minix file system – Used on Minix systems
List_of_file_systems
File system for the Linux kernel
larger file and volume sizes. The early development of the Linux kernel was made as a cross-development under the MINIX operating system. The MINIX file system
Ext2
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file.
Device_file
general and technical information for a number of computer file systems. All widely used file systems record a last modified time stamp (also known as "mtime")
Comparison_of_file_systems
File system used by MS-DOS and Windows 9x
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default file system for the DOS and Windows 9x operating systems
File_Allocation_Table
Software that manages computer hardware resources
POSIX standard for operating system application programming interfaces (APIs), which is supported by most UNIX systems. MINIX was a stripped-down version
Operating_system
Command used to format with file system
file system to create and runs the file-system-specific mkfs command to create a file system of that type; in Minix, mkfs creates a Minix file system;
Mkfs
American-Dutch computer scientist (born 1944)
Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is the author of MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system for teaching purposes, and has written multiple computer
Andrew_S._Tanenbaum
Microkernel OS written in Rust
and performance. It is inspired by prior kernels and operating systems, such as SeL4, MINIX, Plan 9, BSD, and Linux. Current platform targets include 32-bit
Redox_(operating_system)
Type of decentralized filesystem
A clustered file system (CFS) is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering
Clustered_file_system
File system from DragonFly BSD
HAMMER is a high-availability 64-bit file system developed by Matthew Dillon for DragonFly BSD using B+ trees. Its major features include infinite NFS-exportable
HAMMER_(file_system)
task-isolation mode for the kernel Supports ELF since version 3.2.0 "MinixReleases". Minix Wiki. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May
Comparison of operating system kernels
Comparison_of_operating_system_kernels
Topics referred to by the same term
disks MINIX file system, the native file system of the Minix operating system Media FileSystem, the filesystem used by TiVo Moose File System, an open-source
MFS
Core of a computer operating system
needs, and higher performing. Microkernels are part of operating systems like GNU Hurd, MINIX, MkLinux, QNX and Redox OS. Although microkernels are very small
Kernel_(operating_system)
File system designed to run on flash memory
file system is a file system designed for storing files on flash memory–based storage devices. While flash file systems are closely related to file systems
Flash_file_system
read-only or be written with journal ignored (potentially corrupting the file system). 2.6 and later. With patch [1] Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback
Comparison of open-source operating systems
Comparison_of_open-source_operating_systems
Standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps
which continue to use SOM) QNX Neutrino MINIX ELF has also seen some adoption in non-Unix operating systems, such as: OpenVMS, in its Itanium and amd64
Executable and Linkable Format
Executable_and_Linkable_Format
1990s debate regarding the Linux kernel
architecture in general. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix, began the debate in Usenet discussion group comp.os.minix, arguing that microkernels are superior to
Tanenbaum–Torvalds_debate
Log-structured file system for flash memory devices
Journalling Flash File System version 2 or JFFS2 is a log-structured file system for use with flash memory devices. It is the successor to JFFS. JFFS2
JFFS2
Family of Unix-like operating systems that use the Linux kernel
1983 by the GNU Project, led by Richard Stallman. A working Unix system called Minix was later released but its license was not entirely free at the time
Linux
Table inside a master boot record
inside a master boot record (MBR) is a byte value intended to specify the file system the partition contains or to flag special access methods used to access
Partition_type
Alternative operating system kernel for Atari ST
The new Kernel got traction, with people contributing a port of the MINIX file system and a port to the Atari TT. At the same time, Atari was looking to
MiNT
Family of computer operating systems
portability. Unix systems are characterized by various concepts: the use of plain text for storing data; a hierarchical file system; treating devices
Unix
Operative System
assuming that it restricts itself to only making system calls that Nachos understands. In Unix, "a.out" files are stored in "coff" format. Nachos requires
Not Another Completely Heuristic Operating System
Not_Another_Completely_Heuristic_Operating_System
Computer memory management scheme
the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-10-28. Bill Buzbee. "Magic-1 Minix Demand Paging Design". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved
Memory_paging
Annual award for developing an influential software system
ACM Software System Award: Software system List of computer science awards "Software System Award Goes to Andrew S. Tanenbaum for MINIX". awards.acm.org
ACM_Software_System_Award
Distributed operating system
ported over from Tanenbaum's other operating system, MINIX. Early versions used a "homebrew" window system, which the Amoeba authors considered "faster
Amoeba_(operating_system)
Way for programs to access kernel services
Tanenbaum, Modular system programming on Minix 3, ;login: 31, no. 2 (April 2006); 19–28, accessed 5 March 2018 Gulbrandsen, John; System Call Optimization
System_call
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other
Linux_kernel
Modern reimplementation of Sixth Edition Unix
covered in a semester (especially compared to Minix or Pintos), by kernel type (xv6 monolithic vs Minix microkernel vs Nachos user-space simulated), and
Xv6
in base system since FreeBSD 8.0-release. Support for the 1997 withdrawn POSIX ACL draft is included in Linux 2.6, but requires a file system able to
Comparison of operating systems
Comparison_of_operating_systems
Software interface for Unix-like systems
operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code. This is achieved by running file system code in
Filesystem_in_Userspace
Operating systems based on GNU
kernel of Minix 3 with the intention of also using the libc from Minix. There was a project to form an unofficial Debian GNU/MiNT operating system using MiNT
GNU_variants
Storage area in computer file system
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
Extent_(file_systems)
Steganographic file systems are a kind of file system first proposed by Ross Anderson, Roger Needham, and Adi Shamir. Their paper proposed two main methods
Steganographic_file_system
Kernel that provides fewer services than a traditional kernel
original Minix, simplify this by placing some key drivers inside the kernel (in violation of the minimality principle). Some even include a file system in the
Microkernel
Aspect of computing history
movement and open-source software. Numerous operating systems were based upon it including Minix, Linux, and the Berkeley Software Distribution. Apple's
History_of_operating_systems
Window System, mostly Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, Minix, illumos, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. Microsoft Windows is capable
Comparison of X Window System desktop environments
Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments
feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other
History_of_Linux
Operating system designed to operate on multiple systems over a network computer
system Inferno – Distributed operating system MINIX – Unix-like operating systemPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Single system
Distributed_operating_system
Symbol "#!", used in computing
shebang On Linux and Minix, an interpreter can also be a script. A chain of shebangs and wrappers yields a directly executable file that gets the encountered
Shebang_(Unix)
Logging (WAPBL) provides meta data journaling for file systems in conjunction with Fast File System (FFS) to accomplish rapid filesystem consistency after
Write Ahead Physical Block Logging
Write_Ahead_Physical_Block_Logging
Operating system
by the root user. It used the ext2 Linux native file system (rather than the slower Minix file system seen in other single-floppy takes on Linux). The
MuLinux
Approach to maintaining file system
Soft updates is an approach to maintaining file system metadata integrity in the event of a crash or power outage. Soft updates work by tracking and enforcing
Soft_updates
Shell command that reports the working directory
displaying the work directory List of POSIX commands pushd and popd "pwd(1) [minix man page]". www.unix.com. "pwd - print name of current/working directory
Pwd
Family of IEEE standards for compatibility between operating systems
distributions) LynxOS Minix (since 2005 Minix 3) MPE/iX NetBSD Nucleus RTOS NuttX OpenBSD OpenSolaris PikeOS RTOS for embedded systems with optional PSE51
POSIX
Operating system that behaves similarly to Unix
specification; more specifically, this can refer to systems, such as Linux or Minix, that behave similarly to a UNIX system but have no genetic or trademark connection
Unix-like
Collection of Unix commands in a single executable file
mkfs.minix mkfs.vfat mknod mkpasswd mkswap mktemp modprobe more — View FILE or standard input one screen-full at a time mount — Mount file systems mountpoint
BusyBox
Retargetable charger suite
compilation systems designed to support multiple source languages and target platforms. The ACK was known as MINIX's native compiler toolchain until the MINIX userland
Amsterdam_Compiler_Kit
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
(26 August 1991). "What would you like to see most in Minix?". google.com. Newsgroup: comp.os.minix. Retrieved 8 August 2025. "January 1993 GNU's Bulletin"
Bash_(Unix_shell)
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
packages and has been adopted by other operating systems including SmartOS and Minix 3. The operating system is developed by the NetBSD Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
NetBSD
Typesetting language
the AT&T version, widely used by Unix-like operating systems. The Minix operating system, among others, uses a clone of nroff called cawf by Vic Abell, based
Nroff
Implementation of NTFS file system
file system with read/write support. NTFS-3G often uses the FUSE file system interface, so it can run unmodified on many different operating systems.
NTFS-3G
reiserfs and minix have such property. This attack makes it possible to detect presence of specially crafted watermarked files. Watermarked files contain special
Cryptoloop
Keyboard-oriented text editor
one of these two editors to be the vi clone in Minix; Elvis was chosen, and remains the vi clone for Minix today. In 1989, Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz
Vi_(text_editor)
1976 book by John Lions
license change included Andrew S. Tanenbaum creating Minix. As Tanenbaum wrote in Operating Systems (1987): When AT&T released Version 7, it began to realize
A Commentary on the UNIX Operating System
A_Commentary_on_the_UNIX_Operating_System
Compression shell command based on the LZW compression algorithm
installed from a separate package. compress is available for FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MINIX, Solaris and AIX. compress is allowed for Point-to-Point Protocol in RFC 1977
Compress_(software)
corporations Unix (a popular USA electronics maker at the time)[citation needed] MINIX (study OS developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum in the Netherlands) Berkeley
List_of_operating_systems
Unix operating system clone
newsletter was more positive, favorably comparing Coherent to MKS Toolkit, Minix and Xenix, and suggesting it might fill a niche as a low-end training platform
Coherent_(operating_system)
Controversial book on open-source software
claims that Linus Torvalds used source code taken from Minix, a small Unix-like operating system used in teaching computer science, to create Linux 0.01
Samizdat: And Other Issues Regarding the 'Source' of Open Source Code
Samizdat:_And_Other_Issues_Regarding_the_'Source'_of_Open_Source_Code
Re-implementation of ex/vi
Bostic. It is the default vi on all major BSD systems (NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD) as well as MINIX. It was originally derived from the first incarnation
Nvi
Free software project
Torvalds (August 26, 1991). "What would you like to see most in minix?". comp.os.minix. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 28
GNU_Project
Package of Linux utilities from the Linux Kernel Organization
fallocate fdformat fdisk fincore findfs findmnt flock fsck fsck.cramfs fsck.minix fsfreeze fstrim getino getopt hardlink hexdump hwclock ionice ipcmk ipcrm
Util-linux
Lightweight Unix shell
(/bin/sh) on FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, MINIX, and in some Linux distributions, such as Alpine Linux. MINIX 3.2 used the original ash version, whose
Almquist_shell
Old Unix executable file format
a.out is a file format used in older versions of Unix-like computer operating systems for executables, object code, and, in later systems, shared libraries
A.out
Peer-to-peer web-based torrent client
maintaining complexity. Comparison of BitTorrent clients InterPlanetary File System List of video hosting services DailyMotion Vidme Vimeo YouTube YouTube
WebTorrent
Operating system
uses Newlib v4.5.0 as its C standard library, and Ext2 as its primary file system. Between October 2022 and the whole 2023 the Fiwix kernel accepted a
Fiwix
Operating system kernel
resources to applications through high-level abstractions such as (virtual) file systems. The idea behind exokernels is to force as few abstractions as possible
Exokernel
Different bootloaders
"Resilient File System (ReFS) overview". learn.microsoft.com. Larabel, Michael (2025-02-17). "Limine 9.0 Bootloader Drops EXT4 File-System Support". Phoronix
Comparison_of_bootloaders
Simple instructional operating system
operating system framework for the x86 instruction set architecture. It supports kernel threads, loading and running user programs, and a file system, but
Pintos_(operating_system)
Original Unix operating system from Bell Labs
editions of Unix—excepting Unix-like implementations such as Coherent, Minix, and Linux—derive from the 7th Edition. Starting with the 8th Edition, versions
Research_Unix
File system
CHFS is a file system developed at the Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Hungary. It was the first open source flash memory-specific
CHFS
Operating system
transputer operating system developed for the Computing Surface during the late 1980s. MeikOS was derived from an early version of Minix, extensively modified
Meiko_Scientific
Open source window manager for the X11 system
BSD derivatives, such as DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD Linux MINIX Solaris "Fluxbox 1.3.7 - Bam! Zero Bugs!!11!". 8 February 2015. Archived
Fluxbox
Type of personalized block
poster famous for his absurdly long signature "LINUX is obsolete", comp.os.minix Note that the email address has been automatically obfuscated by Google
Signature_block
1996 window manager software
Asveikau) so this window manager can be compile-install to Linux (BSDs, Minix, etc.) through "configure, make, install" method (or any method similar
Qvwm
Autonomous computer subsystem
and runs the MINIX 3 operating system. The ME firmware is stored in a partition of the SPI BIOS Flash, using the Embedded Flash File System (EFFS). Previous
Intel_Management_Engine
environment for Unix-like operating systems, following the principles of Unix-philosophy. EDE is designed to be light on system resource usage. EDE is licensed
Equinox_Desktop_Environment
MIME—Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MIMO—Multiple-Input Multiple-Output MINIX—MIni-uNIX MIPS—Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages MIPS—Million
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
BSD-based package management
usable on a number of operating systems aside from NetBSD itself, including the other BSDs, SmartOS/illumos, macOS, MINIX 3, Linux and other Unix-likes
Ports_collection
Standards for operating systems for using the UNIX trademark
from POSIX and thus SUS in their STANDARDS sections. MINIX pax command does not support the pax file format and thereby fails POSIX.1-2001. List of Unix
Single_UNIX_Specification
Operating system
most of its basic characteristics (file system, binary format, shell) from other popular OSes of the time (Xinu, Minix, DOS). Empix is quite small (about
MicroEmpix
multiuser operating system that was resident in ROM. A version of Minix was also ported to the 1616, as was the MGR Window System. Andrew Morton, designer
Applix_1616
Software projects developed at universities
mainframe time-sharing operating system (Michigan and other universities) MINIX – Unix-like teaching operating system (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Multics
List of software developed at universities
List_of_software_developed_at_universities
Text-based, cross-platform web browser
to BeOS, MINIX, QNX, AmigaOS and OS/2 are also available. The sources can be built on many platforms, such as Google's Android operating system. Free and
Lynx_(web_browser)
color (ANSI X3.64) TheDraw – ANSI/ASCII text editor for DOS and PCBoard file format support FIGlet – for creating ASCII art text TheDraw – DOS ANSI/ASCII
List_of_text_editors
Compares cloning software
Symantec. Retrieved 15 December 2012. "Ghost compatibility with various file systems". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-19. "GParted
Comparison of disk cloning software
Comparison_of_disk_cloning_software
Computer data storage partitioning standard
the same Linux ext2 file system to run and Hurd no longer supports the UFS file system Hurd uses the same Linux swap file system The GUID for /usr on
GUID_Partition_Table
Formally verified capability-based microkernel
microkernels like Mach, QNX, or Minix. The primary motivation was to enable policy and architectural freedom for system builders, but it also helps make
SeL4
Software utility scanner
physical volumes. Linux swap partitions (versions 0 and 1). The Minix operating system filesystem type. DOS and Windows 9x FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 filesystems
Gpart
is also known as the Georgia Tech Screen Editor. According to the README file in its sources, Se started out as the version of 'ed' that came with the
Se_(text_editor)
Torvalds (January 29, 1992). "Re: LINUX is obsolete". Newsgroup: comp.os.minix. Usenet: 1992Jan29.231426.20469@klaava.Helsinki.FI. Retrieved 2006-05-11
History of the Berkeley Software Distribution
History_of_the_Berkeley_Software_Distribution
Utility for transforming text
used on embedded systems and is the version of sed provided with Minix. sed reads text, line by line, from an input stream (such as a file) into an internal
Sed
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
operating systems, including: A2 Android ChibiOS/RT Deos DRYOS eCos embOS FreeBSD FreeRTOS INTEGRITY Linux Micro-Controller Operating Systems Mbed MINIX 3 MQX
ARM_architecture_family
Benedict Torvalds (5 October 1991). "Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT". Newsgroup: comp.os.minix. Retrieved 30 September 2011. "What Is Linux:
Comparison of user features of operating systems
Comparison_of_user_features_of_operating_systems
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