[CentOS] question about directory size in linux..
John R Pierce
pierce at hogranch.com
Thu Feb 23 03:02:06 UTC 2017
On 2/22/2017 5:51 PM, Anthony K wrote:
>
> However, I was trying to compare my system with the OP's and noticed
> that I have a directory with >2TB of used capacity in a folder sized
> ~36kb - a 56793929:1. In the OP's situation, he has a directory with
> ~2.8MB of used capacity in a folder sized ~2MB - a 1:1 ratio. That's
> the part I'm confused about.
>
> Without knowing what the OP's file system but assuming he too is using
> EXT4, what would the directory be storing that's so different from mine?
a bajillion small files vs a few large ones. worse, if you've created
a bajillion files in a directory, the directory grows, even if you
delete them, the directory doesn't shrink, at least with the ext? file
systems.
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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
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