Re: [CentOS] files in a directory limitation

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On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 12:59:56PM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:

Just curious but is there a limitation on the number of files in a directory? I am using ext3.

I'm not concerned about file size just the number of files.

I don't think there is actually a hardcoded limit, but I'm not sure. I can say for certain that 20000 files will work, but that is as high as I ever got.

I can also say for certain that having that many file on a single directory is slow as hell, and would never do it again.

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