On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 11:19 -0500, Danny Mooney wrote: > So in this type of OS files don't get fragmented? > > Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Aaron Konstam > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:11 AM > To: For users of Fedora > Subject: Re: Newbie Info > > On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 11:07 -0500, Danny Mooney wrote: > > > > I have one computer in the household running Fedora 6 and the one I am > > on right now is a Gov XP on a Dell system that I am required to use in > > my work. My question is on the Fedora side is there a defrag program > > that can be run on Fedora in a schedule or otherwise? > > > > Dan > defrag has no meaning in a unix or linux file system > > It has to do with how unix and file systems are constructed. In Linux the next block in a file is found through inodes containing 13 (If I remember correctly) pointers that either to a block of the file or another inode that has 13 pointers, which leads to indirect access to the next block. I think 2 levels of indirection are allowed. defraging such a system is not meaningful. -- ======================================================================= Whoever would lie usefully should lie seldom. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
