File System: Structure and Operations

This lecture covers the filesystem API, inodes, file descriptors, file names, storage trends, and the purpose of file systems. It explains the desired file operations, cost considerations, and the three views of a file. The lecture also delves into managing files, inodes, file APIs, file deletion, FS software layers, on-disk layout, disk blocks, and directory contents. Additionally, it discusses inode operations, free block bitmaps, block allocation, buffer cache layer, replacement policies, and the process of creating a file.