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Thompson, K., "UNIX time-sharing system: UNIX Implementation", Bell System Technical Journal, 57, 6 (Part 2), pp. 1931-1946, July-August 1978. Google
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1942 ;;Quote: early UNIX systems allowed an arbitrary, directed graph of directories; became too chaotic; even now, multiple links cause problems
1943 ;;Quote: forked, Unix process share the same open file table entry; multiple opens of a file share the same i-node table entry
1944 ;;Quote: create temporary files be deleting a file while it is open; the unnamed file vanishes when closed
1945 ;;Quote: Unix implements 'mount' by a table of leaf i-nodes to block devices; when path reaches leaf, continues at root of the block device
1945 ;;Quote: each mounted Unix device has a separate free pool; allows for easy unmounting
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