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Re: [opensuse] deleting
- From: "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:08:44 +0100 (CET)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703171703180.17406@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Saturday 2007-03-17 at 11:11 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> One difference between Unix/Linux systems and other operating systems is
> that a file is an entry in a table, called inode.
Ejem ;-)
If you use that description, it can be said about that other operating
system that a file is also an entry in a table ;-)
Only the name is diferent, and the structure, and the use... but still, a
table.
:-P
> A file may have many different names (hard and symbolic links).
Actually, that other filesystem can also have hardlinks. I have seen it
done. However, that operating system knows nothing about it, and may
destroy it (by simply deleting it, you'd get corruption).
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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The Saturday 2007-03-17 at 11:11 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> One difference between Unix/Linux systems and other operating systems is
> that a file is an entry in a table, called inode.
Ejem ;-)
If you use that description, it can be said about that other operating
system that a file is also an entry in a table ;-)
Only the name is diferent, and the structure, and the use... but still, a
table.
:-P
> A file may have many different names (hard and symbolic links).
Actually, that other filesystem can also have hardlinks. I have seen it
done. However, that operating system knows nothing about it, and may
destroy it (by simply deleting it, you'd get corruption).
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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