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Subject: Re: Number of files in a directory
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From: Dave Marquardt <marquard@zilker.net>
Date: 01 Apr 1998 23:02:56 -0600
In-Reply-To: Brent Washburne's message of "Wed, 01 Apr 1998 16:30:24 -0800"
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Brent Washburne <brent@excite.com> writes:
> What is the maximum optimal number of files for a directory?  Is
> it in the tens, hundreds, or thousands?  Thanks!

If you want a very fast search, the maximum optimal number is 0.  :-)
Seriously, what are you trying to optimize?  Search time?  Disk space?

-Dave


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