Description:

HFS+, HFS Plus, or Mac OS Extended are names for a file system
developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System
(HFS). In addition to being the default file system on modern Apple
computers, HFS+ is one of two formats, FAT being the other, that are
supported by the iPod hard-disk based music player. Unlike FAT, HFS+
supports UNIX style file permissions, which makes it useful, for
serving and sharing files in a secured manner. As Apple Computer's
devices and systems become increasingly ubiquitous, it becomes
important that Linux fully support this format. This package provides
tools to create and check HFS+ filesystems under Linux.

The Linux kernel does not support writing to HFS+ journals, writing to
a hfsplus partition is recommended only after disabling journaling;
however, the kernel, as of version 2.6.16, supports case-sensitivity
(also known as HFSX) commit.