Thanks to Carl and Jim for replying, So far though I haven't yet got the answer I require. I know what happens when a file is deleted. What I need to know is what steps occur in Ext2 specifically.
Has anyone else got any ideas please? Thanks, Kerry. -----Original Message----- From: Kerry Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:34:17 +1200 (NZST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: An EXT2 question to test your knowledge Calling all gurus, Here's a question that I cannot seem to find a suitably technical answer on the Internet. I need to know the actual procedure the file system uses to delete a file. That is, what files are modified (Inode table, SuperBlock, Group Descriptors etc) and which fields within the files are modified. Can any gurus out there help me or know where I can find this information. Plenty of web sites provide a description of the Ext2 fs but not what actually happens when you delete a file. Even the Ext2fs web site doesn't seem to have sufficient information. Thanks in advance. -- Kerry
