Hi,
On 30/3/20 15:46, Simon Hobson wrote:
Hendrik Boom<hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 03:18:45PM +0000, aitor_czr wrote:
$ ls --inode --directory "/"
2 /
Is there anything I can do with an inode except check file identity within
a filesystem?
You can use it as a search condition for find using '-inum n'
Other than that, my quick search suggested there aren't any useful things you
can do with it - or at least nothing that's not easier to do by just looking up
a name for it and working with a normal directory entry.
I did see some search results related to file with no directory entry, but the inode
staying in existence due to the file being open. As in, "I want to create a
directory entry pointing to a specific inode to rescue the file so it doesn't disappear
when closed". I didn't actually look at any of these though.
Simon
As far as i know, it's not possible to interact with the file directly
via inode for a very good reason:
it would be a way to slip through the directory permissions as you
traverse the full pathname's hierarchy
tree upstream to the given file.
Cheers,
Aitor.
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