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So it's sort of like an inode number, but it never repeats for the life of the filesystem?

user2267
– user2267

2010-10-30 20:52:00 +00:00
Commented Oct 30, 2010 at 20:52
OK, I used "chattr -v 1 file*" to change several files' version number. It worked (lsattr showed version 1) and the files didn't get merged into each other or anything weird. So I think this is still an open question. Is it just "we had extra space for an int in the inode", or does it have a meaning/usage/history/etc (other than NFS above)

user2267
– user2267

2010-11-02 20:23:00 +00:00
Commented Nov 2, 2010 at 20:23
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add this to your question, by editing your question. That way more people get to see it...

Stefan
– Stefan

2010-11-02 20:35:11 +00:00
Commented Nov 2, 2010 at 20:35

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