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Naming Conventions for Shared File System Objects

The Shared File System supports two types of file spaces: directories and files. For clarity, this book cites Shared File System Objects Naming Conventions in the following way:

SFS file

Shared File System file

BFS file

Byte File System file

SFS directory

Directory that contains CMS files, authorizations, and aliases.

BFS directory

Directory that contains BFS files, links, and other POSIX objects.

SFS file space

File space that contains SFS directories, CMS files, authorizations, and aliases.

BFS file space

File space that contains BFS directories, BFS files, links, and other POSIX objects.