Don't know what you're after - but I've found that having over about 1024 files in a directory gets sluggish on a number of filesystems. So when I write code (EG: databases) with file attachments, I use an algorithm that results in < 1024 files per directory. -Ben On Tuesday 17 October 2006 09:59, 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. > > Thanks, > > Jerry > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - XEROX PARC slogan, circa 1978