Describe the term inode?



Describe the term inode?..

Answer / Hukam Singh

In Unix-like operating systems, an inode (short for index node) is a data structure that stores information about a file or directory, such as ownership, permissions, timestamps, and links count. Each file or directory in the file system has its own unique inode number and associated inode structure containing the relevant information.

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