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From: rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
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Subject: How can I access a file knowing only its inode?
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Date: 29 Mar 90 14:51:37 GMT
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How can I access a file (for read, write, stat, etc.) knowing only its inode
number?  I cannot find a system call or C function to do this.  Do I need to 
supply more information than just the inode?  What else is needed (short of
supplying the file name and path?)

Any hints?


Rouben Rostamian                               Telephone: (301) 455-2458
Department of Mathematics and Statistics       e-mail:
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