Re: inode and filesystem question

["Mag Gam" <magawake@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I guess this is more for a theoretical question. How the filename is determined if its not in the inode.

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:22 AM, Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 00:13:30 -0400,
 Mag Gam <magawake@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> While reading for fun, I noticed inode does not carry filename. I always
> though it did. I read that it is carried by the directory structure and the
> kernel interpolates it. Can someone please explain this to me

A file can have more than one name. You can read up on "hard link" for
more information.

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