Node.js stats.ino Property
Last Updated :
07 Oct, 2021
The stats.ino property is an inbuilt application programming interface of the fs.Stats class is used to get the “Inode” number of the file specified by the file system.
Syntax:
stats.ino;
Parameters: This property does not have any parameter.
Return Value: It returns a number or BigInt value which represents the “Inode” number of the file specified by the file system.
Below examples illustrate the use of stats.ino property in Node.js:
Example 1:
const fs = require( 'fs' );
fs.stat( './filename.txt' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using stat: the \"Inode\" "
+ "number of the file is " + stats.ino);
});
fs.lstat( './filename.txt' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using lstat: the \"Inode\" "
+ "number of the file is " + stats.ino);
});
fs.stat( './' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using stat: the \"Inode\" "
+ "number of the file is " + stats.ino);
});
fs.lstat( './' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using lstat: the \"Inode\" "
+ "number of the file is " + stats.ino);
});
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Output:
using stat: the "Inode" number of the file is 1125899907737972
using lstat: the "Inode" number of the file is 1125899907737972
using stat: the "Inode" number of the file is 14918173765820528
using lstat: the "Inode" number of the file is 14918173765820528
Example 2:
const fs = require( 'fs' ).promises;
(async() => {
const stats = await fs.stat( './filename.txt' );
console.log( "The \"Inode\" number "
+ "of the file is " +stats.ino);
})(). catch (console.error)
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Output:
The "Inode" number of the file is 1125899907737972
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node filename.js
command and use the file_path correctly.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_stats_ino
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