On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:39, Williams, Quinton L wrote: > Hello, is there a limit to the number of files that can be in a > directory (not including disk space limitations)? > > > > Quinton Williams > Telecommunications Analyst > University of Houston > (832) 842-4680 Our mail spool directory occasionally contains in excess of 14000 files. Is the server happy about it, no. Does it get slow... yeah a bit. To count the number of files, I use: ls -l | wc -l Long list the files and count the lines, It's pretty accurate, but no perfect. -- Michael Gargiullo <mgargiullo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Warp Drive Networks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
