The following describes the terminology for non * nix-compatible systems (DOS, OS / 2, Windows). The nix family of operating systems and their file storage methods are different and require separate consideration.
File attributes are special tags that allow the file system to identify actions that can be performed on them. The appearance of such attributes was caused by the need to increase the resiliency of the file system. Since the information in the file system is stored sequentially, there should be signs by which it will be possible to distinguish the file from the directory, the system folder from the backup.
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