I think what it means is that the output files can be stored in any of the possible implementation of the FileSystem abstract class depending on the user requirement. So, it could be stored in DistributedFileSystem, LocalFileSystem etc...
Regards, John George -----Original Message----- From: Jay Vyas <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:01:25 -0500 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: The meaning of FileSystem in context of OutputFormat storage >I just saw this line in the javadocs for OutputFormat: > >"Output files are stored in a >FileSystem<http://hadoop.apache.org/common/docs/current/api/org/apache/had >oop/fs/FileSystem.html>. >" > >Seems like an odd sentence. What is the implication here -- is this >implying anything other than the obvious ? > >-- >Jay Vyas >MMSB/UCHC
