-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/02/06 15:33, Paul E Condon wrote: > I'm trying to learn more about how data on disk is organized into > directories and files. I understand how it is that a directory is > really just another file, but marked in such a way that it is subject > to special handling by the OS. But what about inodes and data blocks > (i.e. sectors)? A file of any substantial length is a collection of > data blocks. Is an inode implemented as a data block that is handled > in a special way, or is it a different kind of object (different > length, or different region on disk platter, or ...) ? > > So far, I haven't been able to find an answer by googling. For a > question like this I will probably be able to phrase the search terms > effectively only after I know the answer ;-) > > Pointers?
Googled for "design of ext2" and the first entry is: http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/ext2intro.html - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFSnAUS9HxQb37XmcRApJ7AKDdoZJSKMUNvnUl1nvT7A7qsa+ergCgjpgO ztOha2dYtENfPTLUTAFTTB0= =o81L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
