Ext2fs Undeletion of Directory Structures mini-HOWTO
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# 7. Activating inodes

Now it is time for changing some flags of the deleted inodes.

Copy the following 6 lines into a file named "make-debugfs-input".

            #!/bin/sh
            awk '{ print "mi <" $1 ">\n"\
                         "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"\
                         "0\n"\
                         "1\n"\
                         "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n" }'

This will simulate the user input when editing the inodes manually. We will set deletion time to 0 and link count to 1.

> Note: I am using debugfs version 1.18 and if you have another version you should check if you need to adjust the number of returns above.

Now change the inodes.

            # ./make-debugfs-input < inodes | debugfs -w /dev/hdy1 | tail -c 40

If all went well it should end with "Triple Indirect Block [0] debugfs:".

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