notes on other file types

2015-08-12 12:00:01 -04:00 · 2015-08-12 12:00:01 -04:00 · cb27c2e2d9
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 00003800  6b 00 6c 00 6d 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |k.l.m...........| << indirect block
 00003810  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
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+symbolic links: regular file but only 1 block is allowed.  block stores raw text (may be a dangling link).
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+white out, fifo, unix domain socket, etc:
+no blocks on disk.
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+character device, block device:
+zone 0 stores the major/minor device type.  No blocks on disk.