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Is it possible to find all files with a given inode? Efficiently?

Is it possible to find all files with a given inode? Efficiently?

It is possible to find all the paths to a file with a given inode, in general, using find's -inum option. But this has awful performance for typical filesystems. What options are there to improve performance?

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"hey there is a similar question on SO, maybe that will help.

stackoverflow.com/questions/1340263/what-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-all-the-file-with-the-same-inode"