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Re: Inode

Hi,

>  I know only the inode number of a file. Is there anyway i can fetch
>  the contents of the file( preferably through a C program) . Assume
>  the access permissions are OK with the file.

The easiest way wud b to :- 

Use find with "-inum" option as follows:

find <dir> -inum -exec cat {} \;

It shudn't be extremely difficult to simulate find (though it might take
some time). 

Hope this helps.

Bye 4 now,
Sudhir.P
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