Squashfs

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File Format
Name Squashfs
Ontology
Extension(s) .sfs
Released 2002

Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Typically used as a "live image" for booting Linux off a removable storage (e.g. USB, CD/DVD), minus components like the bootloader, kernel and initramfs.[1] It can also be used to store other data, such as disk images.[2] Under Windows, Squashfs contents can be opened/extracted via 7-Zip.[3]

See also cramfs.

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  1. EROFS For Live Media - Fedora Project
  2. Squashfs As a Forensic Container - foo.be
  3. python2.7 How to handle squashfs in Windows - StackOverflow
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