> > > > pos: 1234 > > flags: 0100002 > > Why are the flags in octal? File mode bits are represented in octal in both <asm-generic/fcntl.h> and <bits/fcntl.h>, so this is the least "human unreadable" format. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html