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File Change Log


A file change log tracks changes to the namespace (files and directories) of a See Filing system for this term as it is used in libraries and offices In computing, a file system is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them. ...file system. Depending on the implementation, a file change log will record changes such as creates, links, unlinks (deletions), renamed files, data changes, and metadata changes (for example, The access control list (ACL) is a concept in computer security, used to enforce privilege separation. ...ACLs and permissions). A file change log can be accessed as a file in the file system, or hidden and accessed only programmatically.


A file change log differs from a file system's A journaling file system is a type of file system that keeps journalled metadata to avoid filesystem errors and corruption. ...journal.


Such a log can serve at least two purposes.


First, some applications must scan an entire file system to discover changes since their last scan. By reading a file change log, they can avoid this scan. Scanning applications include backup utilities, webcrawlers, search engines, and replication programs.


Second, the log can serve as an audit record for activity in a file system.


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