Get a list of all deleted inodes.
# echo lsdel | debugfs /dev/hdy1 > lsdel.out |
One problem here is that debugfs will not give the
inode numbers to files that are zero in size (you probably have some in
your /etc directory for instance). I will tell how to solve this problem
in Section 9 and Section 11.
Load "lsdel.out" into a texteditor. The list of inodes should be sorted in
time. Try to remember exactly what time you did that
rm -rf. Probably it was the the last items you
deleted and then they will be located at the bottom of the list, because it
is sorted in time. Delete all lines that has nothing of interest. Save as
"lsdel.out-selected".
Now we will cut away everything except the inodes.
# cut -b 1-8 lsdel.out-selected | tr -d " " > inodes |
To be sure, check that the deleted directories found above have their
inodes in the list.
Where inode is the corresponding inode number.
