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diff --git a/docs/directories.rst b/docs/directories.rst index 985d9ba38..92f3646ac 100644 --- a/docs/directories.rst +++ b/docs/directories.rst @@ -1,19 +1,21 @@ Directories and files =========================== -When talking about file systems, many people would assume directories, list files under a directory, etc. These are expected if we want to hook up Seaweed File System with linux by FUSE, or with Hadoop, etc. +When talking about file systems, many people would assume directories, +list files under a directory, etc. These are expected if we want to hook up +Seaweed File System with linux by FUSE, or with Hadoop, etc. Sample usage ##################### -Two ways to start a weed filer +Two ways to start a weed filer in standalone mode: .. code-block:: bash - + # assuming you already started weed master and weed volume weed filer - # Or assuming you have nothing started yet, - # this command starts master server, volume server, and filer in one shot. + # Or assuming you have nothing started yet, + # this command starts master server, volume server, and filer in one shot. # It's strictly the same as starting them separately. weed server -filer=true @@ -80,10 +82,10 @@ This assumed differences between directories and files lead to the design that t * efficient to move/rename/list_directories * Store files in a sorted string table in <dir_id/filename, file_id> format - + * efficient to list_files, just simple iterator * efficient to locate files, binary search - + Complexity ################### @@ -131,4 +133,4 @@ Helps Wanted This is a big step towards more interesting Seaweed-FS usage and integration with existing systems. -If you can help to refactor and implement other directory meta data, or file meta data storage, please do so.
\ No newline at end of file +If you can help to refactor and implement other directory meta data, or file meta data storage, please do so. |