--qlTNgmc+xy1dBmNv Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 01:26:29AM -0000, matt dickinson wrote: > <snip> > > That requires changing very sensitive data, and could easily=20 > > result in data > > corruption. You'd also increase fragmentation. > </snip> >=20 > Is it possible to defrag(ment)? Utilities exist for such a purpose (look on http://freshmeat.net), but little purpose exists for them. Unix filesystems by their very nature resist fragmentation very strongly. It is not uncommon for even a very full, very heavily used filesystem to keep its fragmentation under 15%. Also, because of advanced read-ahead, disk buffers, and file caches, Unix also tends to be much less affected by fragmentation than, say, M$ Windoze of any variety. --=20 -- Skylar Thompson (skylar@attglobal.net) --qlTNgmc+xy1dBmNv Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8X0fwnMU1m27tfjARApDVAJwOeGuhkzB0WHxQ6HYOB7W/kAPPYQCeMS9P WIgajdc/xeBYsWN0ZQrsQkE= =a/ZH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qlTNgmc+xy1dBmNv--
