---
name: "sys_fs"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-07"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/sys_fs"
---

# sys\_fs(5)

filesystems

## NAME

/sys/fs/ - filesystems

## SYNOPSIS

*/sys/fs/*

## DESCRIPTION

This directory contains subdirectories for some filesystems. A filesystem will have a subdirectory here only if it chose to explicitly create the subdirectory.

- */sys/fs/cgroup/*

  See [**sys\_fs\_cgroup**(5)](/man/sys_fs_cgroup/5.md).

- */sys/fs/smackfs/*

  See [**sys\_fs\_smackfs**(5)](/man/sys_fs_smackfs/5.md).

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.0.

## SEE ALSO

[**sysfs**(5)](/man/sysfs/5.md)