ext3

File Format
Name	ext3
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Filesystem ext3
Released	2001

ext3 (third extended filesystem) is a filesystem for Linux. It is a relatively minor update to ext2, and has a good deal of compatibility with it. The main difference is that ext3 supports journaling.

See also

• ext
• ext2 (predecessor)
• ext4 (successor)

Links

• Wikipedia: Ext3