“ls†command showing inode numbers for an NTFS partition
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I have an NTFS partition mounted at /media/disk.
I run the following command: ls -lai /media/disk, and I got the following result:
The first column is for the inode number. But why is the inode number being shown, I thought that NTFS doesn't use inode numbers!
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I have an NTFS partition mounted at /media/disk.
I run the following command: ls -lai /media/disk, and I got the following result:
The first column is for the inode number. But why is the inode number being shown, I thought that NTFS doesn't use inode numbers!
linux filesystems ntfs inode
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
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asked Apr 11 at 15:33
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I have an NTFS partition mounted at /media/disk.
I run the following command: ls -lai /media/disk, and I got the following result:
The first column is for the inode number. But why is the inode number being shown, I thought that NTFS doesn't use inode numbers!
linux filesystems ntfs inode
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
31.1k846105
asked Apr 11 at 15:33
user285617
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I have an NTFS partition mounted at /media/disk.
I run the following command: ls -lai /media/disk, and I got the following result:
The first column is for the inode number. But why is the inode number being shown, I thought that NTFS doesn't use inode numbers!
linux filesystems ntfs inode
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
31.1k846105
asked Apr 11 at 15:33
user285617
111
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
31.1k846105
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
31.1k846105
edited Apr 11 at 15:49
Jeff Schaller
31.1k846105
31.1k846105
asked Apr 11 at 15:33
user285617
111
asked Apr 11 at 15:33
user285617
111
asked Apr 11 at 15:33
user285617
111
111
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Welcome to U&L. Do not paste screenshots of commands. Put output in code block instead.
– Yurij Goncharuk
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Apr 11 at 19:25
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Welcome to U&L. Do not paste screenshots of commands. Put output in code block instead.
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– Yurij Goncharuk
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What unix calls an inode number, NTFS calls an MFT record number. Basically the index into the Master File Table that describes the file.
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What unix calls an inode number, NTFS calls an MFT record number. Basically the index into the Master File Table that describes the file.
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What unix calls an inode number, NTFS calls an MFT record number. Basically the index into the Master File Table that describes the file.
answered Apr 11 at 16:21
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What unix calls an inode number, NTFS calls an MFT record number. Basically the index into the Master File Table that describes the file.
answered Apr 11 at 16:21
psusi
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What unix calls an inode number, NTFS calls an MFT record number. Basically the index into the Master File Table that describes the file.
answered Apr 11 at 16:21
psusi
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answered Apr 11 at 16:21
psusi
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answered Apr 11 at 16:21
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Welcome to U&L. Do not paste screenshots of commands. Put output in code block instead.
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Apr 11 at 19:25