EXT2/3, Directories and Inodes

• Directories are ordinary files, containing a mapping between filenames and Inodes.

• There can be more than one directory entry pointing to the SAME Inode! (hard links)

• The Inode contains file attributes including ownership and a lists of allocated blocks.

• • • 12 direct blocks, for files of upto 12 blocks
    • Indirect, double indirect and triple-indirected blocks