The inode (index node) is a data structure in a Unix-style file system that describes a file-system object such as a file or a directory. Each inode stores the attributes and disk block locations of the object’s data. … A directory contains an entry for itself, its parent, and each of its children.

What are inodes used for?

An inode is a data structure used to keep information about a file on your hosting account. The number of inodes indicates the number of files and folders you have. This includes everything on your account, emails, files, folders, anything you store on the server.

What are the contents of inode?

The inode structure

• Inode number.
• Mode information to discern file type and also for the stat C function.
• Number of links to the file.
• UID of the owner.
• Group ID (GID) of the owner.
• Size of the file.
• Actual number of blocks that the file uses.
• Time last modified.

10 июн. 2008 г.