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Caterpillar
Asked: 2011-05-06 12:25:41 +0800 CST

Recovering any deleted file using Inode value?

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Please correct me If I'm wrong

Is possible to recover the deleted file if you have inode number of file.

linux inode

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    If the file is held open by another process then you can recover the file by using the inode number.

    find /path/to/check -inum 1023564 -exec cp {} recoveredfile \;

    If the file not held open by another process then your out of luck with using the inode.

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