<P> The inode number indexes a table of inodes in a known location on the device . From the inode number, the kernel's file system driver can access the inode contents, including the location of the file - thus allowing access to the file . </P> <P> A file's inode number can be found using the ls - i command . The ls - i command prints the i - node number in the first column of the report . </P> <P> Some Unix - style file systems such as ReiserFS omit an inode table, but must store equivalent data in order to provide equivalent capabilities . The data may be called stat data, in reference to the stat system call that provides the data to programs . </P> <P> File names and directory implications: </P>

What command is used to display the inode information for a file