> I've been sitting on this question for years, hoping I'd come across the
> answer, and I STILL don't know what the "i" is short for. Somebody here has
> got to know this. :)
The "I" in "Inode" stands for "Index". Think of it in this way, the
Inode is unique, it is the "index" by which you refer to a specific
file.
FWIW, this definition is used in many computer science texts, also in
JFS Layout paper I think. I confirmed my definition with various
sources.
> [...]
Hope this helps. Btw, this is the first time I am posting to lkml.
Thank You.
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