code: public static FileSystem getLocalFileSystem() throws IOException {
  
  		URI localUri;
  
  		try {
  			localUri = OperatingSystem.isWindows() ?  new URI("file:/") : new URI("file:///");
  		} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
  			throw new IOException("Cannot create URI for local file system");
  		}
  
  		return get(localUri);
  	}
docs: Returns a reference to the {@link FileSystem} instance for accessing the
  local file system.
  
  @return a reference to the {@link FileSystem} instance for accessing the
  local file system.
  @throws IOException
  thrown if a reference to the file system instance could not be obtained