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Data structure in a Unix file system
An inode is a data structure in a Unix-style file system that describes a file-system object such as a file or a directory. Each inode stores the attributes and disk block locations of the object's data. File-system object attributes may include metadata, as well as owner and permission data. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: InodeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Linux System ProgrammingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: INODECited 13 times
- Go sideways: Comparison of file systemsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Ext2A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
INODE
AFEIC: Advanced forensic Ext4 inode carving
Individual elective lymph node irradiation for the reduction of complications in head and neck cancer patients (iNode): A phase-I feasibility trial protocol
Block and Inode Based Analysis on EXT4 File System
Automated Feature Performance Modelling of Inode Cache
Hydraulic Design of Water Treatment Facilities: An Inode Approach
A Study on the Forensic Investigations of the Deleted Files using inode Information
INode*: an effective approach for storing XML using relational database
📚 Books worth reading
Linux System ProgrammingRobert Love · 2007
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983- 📕Noms d'agent et noms d'action en inod-européenEmile Benveniste · 1975
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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