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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/libstore.mdwn b/hurd/libstore.mdwn index 45fc0860..7cdadc1e 100644 --- a/hurd/libstore.mdwn +++ b/hurd/libstore.mdwn @@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -`libstore` is used to provide a generic interface to access data (read/write) -on backing stores. +`libstore` is used to provide a generic interface to access data (read/write) on +backing stores. This library implements many different backends which allow the +abstract store interface to be used with common types of storage -- devices, +files, memory, tasks, etc. It also allows stores to be combined and filtered in +various ways. It more than just a thin layer between [[GNU Mach|microkernel/mach/gnumach]] devices (`hd0` for example) and the device node below `/dev/`... |