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Re: Keeping Files Contiguous
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joerg Mertin)
Fri Nov 20 03:31:06 1998
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:23:16 +0100
From: Joerg Mertin <smurphy@dspecialists.de>
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In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981119123329.007bb760@netmail.home.net>; from Kurt Harper on Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 12:33:29PM -0800
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On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 12:33:29PM -0800, Kurt Harper wrote:
> How does Linux keep files continguous, i.e., unfragmented? Is
> there a program I can set up under cronos to do that? Thanks!
The ext2-algorythme keeps the Files mostly unfragmented, if Filesystem
usage is below 90%. This works very well. In fact, in the 5 Years LiNUX
Experience I have, I never defragmented a ext2 Partition... But I know a
defragmenter exists for the ext2 FileSystem. just make a search on
freshmeat. I don´t remember the name though.
Regards
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