!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([IPFS]) is a new hypermedia distribution [protocol], addressed by content and identities. 

[IPFS] enables the creation of completely distributed [applications]. 

[{$pagename}] aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open.

[{$pagename}] is a [Distributed Ledger Technology]


A file is a [Merkle DAG] out of the [data] in the files you specify. 

[{$pagename}] follows the unixfs data format when doing this. This means that your files are broken down into [Block], and then arranged in a tree-like structure using 'link nodes' to tie them together. A given file's '[hash]' is actually the hash of the root (uppermost) node in the [Merkle DAG]. For a given [Merkle DAG], you can easily view the sub-blocks under it with ipfs ls.

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* [#1] - [InterPlanetary File System|https://ipfs.io//|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-03-07