On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:54:06PM +0530, Kingsly John wrote: > +++ Binand Raj S. [2002-07-31 11:44:21]: > > That "5" is the no. of links to the file, and not part of the UID. > > No! That is only true in case of files... in case of directories it's the > number of sub directories!
Well, actually, 2 + no. of subdirectories. Let me explain how the no. of links to a directory = 2 + no. of subdirectories. For a file called myfile, when it is created the link count is 1: the name myfile. Add a link to it (ln myfile myfileanother) and the link count increases to 2. When a directory mydir is created, there are two links already - mydir and ".". Hence, the link count on an empty directory is 2. When you add a subdirectory, the subdirectory's ".." links to this directory, and hence the link count increases. Binand ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
