how many files can a folder contain? *unix
trying to solve this question, all the paths lead to:
df -i {folder}
this command will report the amount of disk space used by the file system,
"-i" will list inode information instead of block usage.
<b>the number of files that you can store in a folder is the value under " ifree "</b>
Written by davide
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It should be mentioned that if you really store so much files in one directory many linux/unix commands like rsync or a simple ls will be incredible slow :-)
over 1 year ago
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that's right ;) thank you for the feedback
over 1 year ago
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I wonder, if you create X files (where X = the ifree number), and remove them ... is the ifree refreshed, or not ?
I mean, isn't it like a counter that resets when it reaches 0 ? ...
Thanks in advance,
over 1 year ago
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Sure, the ifree number will be refreshed :)
over 1 year ago
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