Rock Ridge

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Rock Ridge is an extension to the ISO 9660 CD-ROM file system standard that adds support for long filenames, deeper directory hierarchies, and POSIX-style file attributes.

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Rock Ridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 9660 extension
file system extension
abbreviation RRIP
allowsFilenameLength up to 255 characters (implementation-dependent)
appliesTo ISO 9660
backwardsCompatibleWith ISO 9660
surface form: ISO 9660 level 1

ISO 9660
surface form: ISO 9660 level 2
category optical disc file system extension
compatibleWith standard ISO 9660 readers
designedFor CD-ROM file systems
enables preservation of UNIX directory permissions on CD-ROM
preservation of file ownership (UID/GID) on CD-ROM
representation of special device files on ISO 9660 volumes
use of symbolic links on ISO 9660 volumes
encodesInformationUsing System Use Sharing Protocol
extends ISO 9660 directory structure
ISO 9660 file attributes
ISO 9660 file naming
fullName Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol
introducedToAddress limitations of ISO 9660 for UNIX/POSIX systems
metadataLocation per-directory record system use fields
per-file record system use fields
purpose to overcome ISO 9660 filename limitations
to preserve POSIX semantics on ISO 9660 media
to support deeper directory trees than plain ISO 9660
relatedStandard ISO 9660
Joliet, Illinois
surface form: Joliet
standardizedAs IEEE P1281
storesMetadataIn System Use Area
supportsEnvironment POSIX
Unix
surface form: UNIX
supportsFeature POSIX file attributes
UNIX-style file permissions
deep directory hierarchies
device files
file mode bits
file ownership information
file timestamps
long filenames
symbolic links
usedFor creating UNIX-friendly CD-ROM images
software distribution on CD-ROM for UNIX systems
usedOn BSD operating systems
Linux
Solaris operating system
surface form: Solaris

UNIX-like operating systems

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ISO 9660 extension Rock Ridge
ISO 9660 extendedBy Rock Ridge