What information is contained in a file inode?

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Tmp · Accepted Answer

"File Metadata". They ask this question during initial screening and they want the answer to be in one word.

TDao · Answer

File inode (index number) has the following information:
- file type (exe,block special, etc)
- permissions
- owner id
- group id
- # of hard links to the file
- file size
- time 3x (file access, change and modifcation) NO creation time.
- file deletion time
- ACL

Whats NOT in an inode (this can be a trick question)
NO creation time
NO filename
No directory path

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