opening a file using its inode number...

rohanak · 03-09-2008, 01:40 AM

Hello,
I need to open,read,write files using their inode numbers/device numbers as a part of my project.Does any API exist.the 'find' command does a recursive search.I want a method of opening files in just 1 access.I have the filename but need to open it using inode number.How do I do it?

aus9 · 03-09-2008, 06:27 AM

maybe this

if you know the filename.....

su
stat /path/file response includes inode number.

But the inode does not contain the file contents itself.

see para 3 http://tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-T...t-HOWTO-7.html