Re: [linuxdc-dev] VMU filesystem question

[Callum L. <se...@ha...>]

M. R. Brown wrote:
> * David Willmore <dav...@ia...> on Sun, Dec 08, 2002:
> 
> 
>>You Linux VFS sees the files, but the filesystem driver makes them up from the 
>>info in the directories (the hidden pointers and such).  I'll write a better 
>>description when I get a moment--have to go finish makeing dinner. :)
>>
> 
> 
> How does this help you when transferring files to/from a filesystem that
> doesn't understand this information, like NFS?  Or when transferring saves
> around across the network?

You copy the entire directory tree.