On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > Files and directories are identified under most Linux-like fileystems > > > (e2fs, minix fs, UFS, etc., but *not* msdos, vfat), by inodes. An inode > > > is essentially a database entry in a table giving storage location, > > > name, and values of several attributes (read/write/execute/suid), etc. > > ^^^^^^ > > > > name? Files are nameless in UNIX. Read about hard links for example > > And from inode you should get storage, attirbutes, times (creation, > > access) and reference counter. > > lost+found inode is 11 for ext2fs. Do: > > ls -id /lost+found
hmm... i thought there is no special inode for /lost+found. Any reason the inode should be special? > As I said, limited understand. You're right, file name is referenced > only in the directory entry itself, which links an inode to a name. > Renaming myself Luke and using the source shows the structures. ok > > I don't find the lost+found inode definition though. Anyone? > > ********************************** > ** /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs.h ** > ********************************** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [...] > > /* > * Special inodes numbers > */ > #define EXT2_BAD_INO 1 /* Bad blocks inode */ > #define EXT2_ROOT_INO 2 /* Root inode */ > #define EXT2_ACL_IDX_INO 3 /* ACL inode */ > #define EXT2_ACL_DATA_INO 4 /* ACL inode */ > #define EXT2_BOOT_LOADER_INO 5 /* Boot loader inode */ > #define EXT2_UNDEL_DIR_INO 6 /* Undelete directory inode */ > > /* First non-reserved inode for old ext2 filesystems */ > #define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_FIRST_INO 11 ah.. see? /lost+found is first free inode, nothing special. So you could just recreate it anytime you want i believe in ext3 (==ext+jounaling) journal inode would be special but too lazy to check regards OK
