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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:00:14 -0500
From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
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To: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
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Subject: Re: unionfs
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Horst von Brand wrote:

> OK, let's see... I've got a laptop, on CD is the "original" kernel tree, on
> HD is my modified stuff. I delete a file (or move it). Then I pack up, go
> home. There I start up again. How is the fact that the file is gone recorded?

If I recall, directory inodes list the files in that directory. 
Presumably you had to write to the directory inode to do the delete. 
The new version of the directory is now stored on the HD.  It lists the 
original files on the CD, minus the one that was deleted.

Chris


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