On 01Dec2006 18:26, Loyal Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | What I was doing is using known behavior in Linux (or Unix for that matter) | to get the system to tell me the block size. First, I create a file of one | byte (OK, two bytes including the line feed) knowing that the behavior | will be for the file to take up an entire block, even though it is only | two bytes.
Right. (Though I imagine there will be special purpose filesystems where they don't waste a whole block. But then asking about a "block size" on such a filesystem may not be so meaningful.) [...] | Appears that ls does the equivalent of ceil(size_in_bytes/1024). Yes. BTW, the stat(2) system call contains an st_blocks field, and an st_blksize field that _may_ match the filesystem block size (it needn't). -- Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. - Stephen Wright To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
