1 What is iNode on Linux and more details on that?
The iNode in Linux is an entry table containing information about the regular file and directory. It can be viewed as a data structure that contains the metadata about the files. The following are the contents of the iNode.
- User ID - Owner of the file.
- Group ID - Owner of the group.
- Size of File - a major or minor number in some files.
- Timestamp - access time, and modification time.
- Attributes - some properties of the file.
- Access control list - permission for users.
- Link count - The number of hard links relative to the inode.
- File type - Type of the file such as regular, directory, or pipe.
Link to the location of the file and other metadata.