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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="FILESYSTEM-STRUCTURE-NFS" name="FILESYSTEM-STRUCTURE-NFS">9.5
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<p>NFS stands for the Network Filesystem. It is not really part of the real filesystem,
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<p>Large Unix environments often times share the same programs, sets of home directories,
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We can use NFS to share one set of home directories between all of the workstations. The
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