Skip to main content
IBM 
ShopSupportDownloads
IBM HomeProductsConsultingIndustriesNewsAbout IBM
IBM : developerWorks : Linux : Education - Tutorials
LPI certification 101 exam prep, Part 1
ZIPPDF (letter)PDF (A4)e-mail
Main menuSection menuFeedbackPreviousNext
3. Using Linux commands
  


Understanding inodes, part 3 page 8 of 15


In fact, we can see the total number of times that inode 5120 is referenced by using the ls -dl command:


$ ls -dl /usr/local
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root          240 Dec 22 20:57 /usr/local

If we take a look at the second column from the left, we see that the directory /usr/local (inode 5120) is referenced eight times. On my system, here are the various paths that reference this inode:


/usr/local
/usr/local/.
/usr/local/bin/..
/usr/local/games/..
/usr/local/lib/..
/usr/local/sbin/..
/usr/local/share/..
/usr/local/src/..

Main menuSection menuFeedbackPreviousNext
PrivacyLegalContact