INODE(4) INODE(4)
NAME
inode - format of an i-node
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ino.h>
DESCRIPTION
An i-node for a plain file or directory in a file system has
the following structure defined by <sys/ino.h>.
/* Inode structure as it appears on a disk block. */
struct dinode
{
ushort di_mode; /* mode and type of file */
short di_nlink; /* number of links to file */
ushort di_uid; /* owner's user id */
ushort di_gid; /* owner's group id */
off_t di_size; /* number of bytes in file */
char di_addr[39]; /* disk block addresses */
char di_gen; /* file generation number */
time_t di_atime; /* time last accessed */
time_t di_mtime; /* time last modified */
time_t di_ctime; /* time of last file status change */
};
/*
* the address bytes:
* 39 used; 13 addresses
* of 3 bytes each.
*/
For the meaning of the defined types off_t and time_t see
types(5).
SEE ALSO
stat(2), fs(4), types(5).
Page 1 May 1989