File System Internals: Inodes and Directories
File System Internals: Inodes and Directories
MediumOperating System0% accepted
Explain how Linux ext4 file system works: inodes, directory entries, hard links vs soft links, and how a file path is resolved to disk blocks.
Approach
Explain inodes, hard links, soft links, and file path resolution in Linux.
Input
Create hard link: ln file.txt link.txt
Output
Both filenames share same inode; inode link count = 2; data survives deletion of either
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