Linux inode table, hardlink, softlink, directory and file system explained

Опубликовано: 12 Июнь 2026
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Linux inodes (i-node is short for index node ) , hardlinks, softlinks, filesystems, directories and files are and how they all work together.

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0:00 inodes, hardlinks, softlinks and directories in Linux
2:10 inode table explained
3:30 regular file inode explained
4:30 ‘stat’ command to see i-node metadata
4:46 hardlink explained
5:05 inode id / i-node identifier
6:00 inode data block pointers
6:40 ‘ls -li’ command
11:00 creating 2nd hardlink to the same file
15:00 unlinking the file
19:00 softlink explained
19:40 ‘ln -s’ command to create softlink
20:20 ’symbolic link’ i-node type
20:50 directory type i-node explained
24:00 root inode id for root folder

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