Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:36:05 +0200 From: "Human" <human@adept.co.za> To: "freebsdquestions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: filesystem/dir file? Message-ID: <NEBBIDNMEDIIMNICEJOBOEEFCEAA.human@adept.co.za>
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HI Ive tried this in SCO UW7, Redhat and FBSD 4.0. If u make a empty directory and then run a script in it to produce a couple thousand empty files , u will note that the size of the actual directory file increases, which is normal because the actual file names of the files u have created in the dir and their inode numbers are stored in the directory file. The strange thing is once u delete the files in the directory the size of the directory file does NOT decrease, why??? I presume the reference to the file is removed but it seems (im not sure about the wording) the placeholder or buffer in the directory file does not get removed therefore it stays the same size. My question is why does it not empty the file properly this seems like a large waste of space, the only conclusion I can come to is in the old days (b4 I was born) computers were too slow and it would have used up unnecessary resources????? Any one have a better theory? Regards J-P Human To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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