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In the late 1990s, the journaling file system (JFS) was introduced, which provided improved reliability and faster recovery times in the event of a system crash. Other notable file systems that have been developed for Linux include the Reiser File System (ReiserFS), the XFS file system, and the Btrfs file system.

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Moshe Bar, "Linux File Systems"

The first Linux file system was introduced in 1993 by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. This file system was based on the Minix file system, which was designed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. The early Linux file systems were simple and lacked many of the features that are available in modern file systems.

Over the years, Linux file systems have evolved significantly. The introduction of the ext2 file system in 1993 marked a major milestone in the development of Linux file systems. ext2 added support for larger file sizes, improved performance, and increased reliability.

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