[Info-vax] INDEXF.SYS

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In article <CUmiKj1nEA7W at eisner.encompasserve.org>, koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
>In article <7cdb551e-31b4-4893-b958-88dad01c071f at kg1g2000pbb.googlegroups.com>, Babloo loves you all <babloo.141 at gmail.com> writes:
>> Hello All
>> 
>> Can I know what is INDEXF.SYS File ?
>
>   Yes.
>
>   Oh, OK, it's the file that points to all file headers for all files
>   on the disk.
>
>> What is the relation between [*SYSLOST*] folder and INDEXF.SYS File ?
>
>   All files are in INDEXF.SYS, only lost files get put in [SYSLOST].
>
>> How to get more information regarding files present in [*SYSLOST*]
>> folder ?
>
>   $ directory/full [SYSLOST]
>
>> How to get file identifier of a file in [*SYSLOST*] folder ?
>
>   $ directory/file_id [SYSLOST]
>
>   But you already have it if you did directory/full.
>
>> How to get information of a file with file identifier ?
>
>   $ dump/header/format/id=<fid-goes-here>/blocks=start=0/page

I did a rather long dissertation on this for the O this morning; especially,
to explain the file header relationship.  The /ID= on DUMP is a nice simple
way to get to the header using the FID but I took a longer route to getting
the header in hopes to get the OP to understand some or simply shut up.


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