Re: Question regarding reported directory sizes.

2004-05-25 Thread Cordula's Web
I have a very large directory (say, a mail spool) whose directory entry is approx 606K.. drwx-- 5 cyrus cyrus 606208 May 25 10:29 . Now.. That directory had a lot of files in it. However, after deleting all of the files in that directory, the directory entry's size stays the same.

Re: Question regarding reported directory sizes.

2004-05-25 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (May 25), Jason DiCioccio said: I know this question may seem silly.. However, here's my scenario. I have a very large directory (say, a mail spool) whose directory entry is approx 606K.. drwx-- 5 cyrus cyrus 606208 May 25 10:29 . Now.. That directory had a lot

Re: Question regarding reported directory sizes.

2004-05-25 Thread Jason DiCioccio
Thanks Dan.. However, this does not appear to be happening... I could of course create a new directory and move everything into it as was suggested earlier. However, this is more of a curiosity thing than anything.. I'm wondering if at any point the entry does become truncated, because it

Re: Question regarding reported directory sizes.

2004-05-25 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (May 25), Jason DiCioccio said: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the last episode (May 25), Jason DiCioccio said: I have a very large directory (say, a mail spool) whose directory entry is approx 606K.. drwx-- 5 cyrus cyrus 606208 May 25 10:29 . Now.. That directory