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I would agree with "metadata" answer being correct. "Each inode stores the attributes and disk block location(s) of the filesystem object's data." [1] A file's
by eternalban 10y ago
I would agree with "metadata" answer being correct.
"Each inode stores the attributes and disk block location(s) of the filesystem object's data." [1] A file's "attributes" are independent of its storage. One could also argue the notion that a FS object's ACL are attributes of the file.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inode
- clifanatic 10y agoExcept that anybody who actually does understand what an inode is and what it's for would say exactly what OP said.
- glandium 10y agoNo, because OP is describing an inode number, not an inode.