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directories
- Dec 9, 2024 Directory Entries as a Name-to-Inode Map A directory is a file whose records map names to inode numbers, with a fixed record shape, a reserved pair of names, and a deletion policy that leaves gaps behind. filesystems
- Mar 14, 2023 Directory Hash Trees: Indexing Names Without Breaking Enumeration How a hashed b-tree stores directory entries in blocks while preserving the linear order readdir requires, and how a fake dirent hides the interior nodes from a reader that does not know about them. filesystems