UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

1.Will there be inode number located somewhere for deleted file?
2.Will the inode value get changed if a file is moved from one directory to another?

Once you delete a file in UNIX, it's gone. The inode is simply a reference to the data blocks where the file is stored in your storage.
Once you delete the file, there are no more any reference to the file, hence inode will not change.

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Thank u..... will the inode value change if a file is moved...

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If moved to somewhere on the same partition, no. If moved to a different partition, yes.