Fading Coder

In Linux, every file is associated with an inode—an index node storing metadata such as size, timestamps, ownership, and a pointer to the actual data blocks. The inode serves as the true identifier for a file; filenames are merely references. File contents reside in data blocks referenced via their...

All operations related to files and directories involve manipulating inodes, as we need to know the storage location of files through inodes. Therefore, operating on files always means finding the corresponding inode. Next, we implement a set of functions for handling inodes, including: locating an...