http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/ Manoj > -----Original Message----- > From: Karthik Mohan [mailto:k_mohanas@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 5:06 PM > To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > Subject: Tracking the block numbers of a specific file > > > hi everyone, > > I am a newbie who just started to learn the Linux > kernel. I would like to figure out all the attributes > of a given specific file. > > For example: given /etc/hosts > > I would like to find out the inode number, the block > number where it resides , the device number where the > file is present , etc., > > some of these things can be found using the ls command > and it's flags but i could'nt figure out some like the > block numbers !! > > is there a data structure inside the kernel where all > these details about the files are stored ?? if so > which data strcture and where can i find that ?? > > I am using an ext2 fs .. are there any ext2 file > system utilities that can figure out all these details > ?? > > Thanx for u'r time > > Karthik > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
