Method: File::Stat#ino

Defined in:

file.c

#ino ⇒ Integer

Returns the inode number for stat.

File.stat("testfile").ino   #=> 1083669

Returns:

• (Integer)

# File 'file.c', line 658

static VALUE
rb_stat_ino(VALUE self)
{
#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_INOHIGH
    /* assume INTEGER_PACK_LSWORD_FIRST and st_inohigh is just next of st_ino */
    return rb_integer_unpack(&get_stat(self)->st_ino, 2,
            SIZEOF_STRUCT_STAT_ST_INO, 0,
            INTEGER_PACK_LSWORD_FIRST|INTEGER_PACK_NATIVE_BYTE_ORDER|
            INTEGER_PACK_2COMP);
#elif SIZEOF_STRUCT_STAT_ST_INO > SIZEOF_LONG
    return ULL2NUM(get_stat(self)->st_ino);
#else
    return ULONG2NUM(get_stat(self)->st_ino);
#endif
}