On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 09:52:02AM +0200, ropers wrote:
> I wouldn't say the file name information is "meaningless". On Linux,
> if a program opened and then unlinked a file, but you still remember
> the file name,
> then you can still find the file by grepping for its former name,
> because the system remembers that too, so long as it's not been
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's not guaranteed by the Unix API.
It's an extra convenience Linux gives you.
Don't be mistaken, it is a trade-off, remembering that name uses extra
kernel memory.
