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 Re: Getting filename from inode # in 'C' Murray Hooper wrote: > I am working on a project on OpenServer 5 that I need to get a filename > (text) back when given an inode #? > any advice on what functions to investigate? > thank you > murray > > find / -inum 1234 but you need to restrict that to the filesystem that has the one you are looking for.. -- Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com      |
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| Re: Getting filename from inode # in 'C' "Tony Lawrence" <foo@pcunix.com> wrote in message news:qvydnecuhseAQtzfRVn-1g@comcast.com... > Murray Hooper wrote: >> I am working on a project on OpenServer 5 that I need to get a filename >> (text) back when given an inode #? >> any advice on what functions to investigate? >> thank you >> murray > > find / -inum 1234 > > but you need to restrict that to the filesystem that has the one you are > looking for.. > > -- > > Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com Thanks Tony. I am trying to do it within a 'C' program if possible? |
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| Re: Getting filename from inode # in 'C' Murray Hooper wrote: > "Tony Lawrence" <foo@pcunix.com> wrote in message > news:qvydnecuhseAQtzfRVn-1g@comcast.com... > >>Murray Hooper wrote: >> >>>I am working on a project on OpenServer 5 that I need to get a filename >>>(text) back when given an inode #? >>>any advice on what functions to investigate? >>>thank you >>>murray >> >>find / -inum 1234 >> >>but you need to restrict that to the filesystem that has the one you are >>looking for.. >> >>-- >> >>Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com > > > Thanks Tony. > > I am trying to do it within a 'C' program if possible? > > > Well of course it's possible, but you need to re-invent "find" - well , not all of it, but you need to walk every directory, read the inode, and if it matches, print the filename. You do understand that the ONLY relationship between filenames and inodes is in directories and that there can be multiple filenames pointing to the same inode ? -- Tony Lawrence Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com |
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| Re: Getting filename from inode # in 'C' In article <Muudnbj4fvSfZdzfRVn-ow@comcast.com>, Tony Lawrence <foo@pcunix.com> wrote: >Murray Hooper wrote: >> "Tony Lawrence" <foo@pcunix.com> wrote in message >> news:qvydnecuhseAQtzfRVn-1g@comcast.com... >> >>>Murray Hooper wrote: >>> >>>>I am working on a project on OpenServer 5 that I need to get a filename >>>>(text) back when given an inode #? >>>>any advice on what functions to investigate? >>>>thank you >>>>murray >>> >>>find / -inum 1234 >>> >>>but you need to restrict that to the filesystem that has the one you are >>>looking for.. >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Unix/Linux/Mac OS X resources: http://aplawrence.com >> >> >> Thanks Tony. >> >> I am trying to do it within a 'C' program if possible? >> >> >> >Well of course it's possible, but you need to re-invent "find" - >well , not all of it, but you need to walk every directory, read >the inode, and if it matches, print the filename. >You do understand that the ONLY relationship between filenames and >inodes is in directories and that there can be multiple filenames >pointing to the same inode ? Which applies to hard links. For symlinks you will have two separate inodes numbers, one for the symlink and one for the file to which it points. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com |
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