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Tsz Wo (Nicholas), SZE commented on HDFS-487:
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> ... path is needed ...
Oops, should be "path is not needed".
> HDFS should expose a fileid to uniquely identify a file
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> Key: HDFS-487
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-487
> Project: Hadoop HDFS
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: dhruba borthakur
> Assignee: dhruba borthakur
> Attachments: fileid1.txt
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> HDFS should expose a id that uniquely identifies a file. This helps in developing applications
that work correctly even when files are moved from one directory to another. A typical use-case
is to make the Pluggable Block Placement Policy (HDFS-385) use fileid instead of filename.
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