While inodes have been around since Unix was a bouncing baby of an operating system, they have changed in sophistication over time. Still, they represent a fundamental component of all Unix file ...

Some files on a Linux system can appear in more than one location. Follow these instructions to find and identify these "identical twins" and learn why hard links can be so advantageous.

These structures ensure data is stored, accessed, and maintained effectively. Key data structures in Linux filesystems include: Inodes: As discussed, they store metadata about files and directories.

I bought some new kit for a Linux HTPC. It has a 320g as one of its drives. Last night Debian formatted the drive and I didn't think of the bytes-per-inode setting since I figured it would ...

This is what is called a hard link. A file can have more than one name but only one inode. That is why Sun folks say, “The Inode is the File.” Every file, including devices, directories and soft links ...

The find command will work but will complain that “./newname and newname are identical”. On the other hand, inode numbers can have six, seven, eight or more digits, so this would only be a guess.