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→‎"Beginners" filesystems: Remove '512 byte' point from USTAR as it no longer corresponds to many disks
→‎"Beginners" filesystems: USTAR: Fix grammar of "Widely used" point
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* <code>+</code> Of these beginner "filesystems", this is the simplest by far to implement
* <code>+</code> Of these beginner "filesystems", this is the simplest by far to implement
* <code>+</code> Incredibly simple: a sector with metadata followed by data sectors
* <code>+</code> Incredibly simple: a sector with metadata followed by data sectors
* <code>+</code> Widely used: a utility to create tar images are available for every mainstream OS
* <code>+</code> Widely used: utilities to create tar images are available for every mainstream OS and many minor ones
* <code>+</code> Supports special files (like devices and symlinks)
* <code>+</code> Supports special files (like devices and symlinks)
* <code>+</code> Supports Unix permissions
* <code>+</code> Supports Unix permissions