i-nodes In Linux
What is inode? In computing , an index-node (inode) is a data structure on a traditional Unix -style file system such as UFS . An inode stores all the information about a regular file , directory , or other file system object, except its data and name. (as defined in Wikipedia) The Inode is a pivitol structure within the Unix filesystem. The purposes of an inode is to hold all the information about a file you would normally expect to see in a directory entry on another system - file size, location, access & modification times, ownership, etc. To exist in a filesystem every file must have a inode. Directories, symbolic links, device files and pipes all have inodes. When the inode table is full so is your filesystem, no matter what 'df' is saying about the amount of free space. The size of the inode table is fixed when it is created, there is no command to extend it. Solari...