OSX inode resolution.

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#!/bin/bash

# Check if a file or directory is passed as an argument
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <file-or-directory-path>"
  exit 1
fi

# Get the path of the file or directory
TARGET_PATH="$1"

# Function to get attributes using inode
get_file_attributes_by_inode() {
  local parent_dir="$1"
  local inode="$2"

  # Find the file with the given inode
  local file_path=$(find "$parent_dir" -inum "$inode" 2>/dev/null)
  
  if [ -n "$file_path" ]; then
    echo "File: $file_path"
    echo "Inode: $inode"
    echo "Attributes:"
    stat -x "$file_path"
    echo "------------------------"
  else
    echo "No file found with inode: $inode"
  fi
}

# Get the inode of the target
inode=$(stat -f "%i" "$TARGET_PATH")
parent_dir=$(dirname "$TARGET_PATH")

# If the target is a file, get attributes using its inode
if [ -f "$TARGET_PATH" ]; then
  get_file_attributes_by_inode "$parent_dir" "$inode"

# If the target is a directory, iterate over its contents
elif [ -d "$TARGET_PATH" ]; then
  echo "Directory: $TARGET_PATH"
  echo "------------------------"

  # Iterate over all files in the directory
  find "$TARGET_PATH" -type f | while read -r file; do
    inode=$(stat -f "%i" "$file")
    get_file_attributes_by_inode "$(dirname "$file")" "$inode"
  done
else
  echo "The provided path is not a valid file or directory."
  exit 1
fi