Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 11:58:10 +0100 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: Brent Washburne <brent@excite.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Number of files in a directory Message-ID: <35236F42.A345B4C@tdx.co.uk> References: <3522DC20.4DD8EE56@excite.com>
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I have directories with about 8 to 9 thousand in, and although 'ls'ing takes a while, accessing the files quick... I guess it depends on what your doing with them... I would imagine someone running a news-server would be able to answer the question a little better - I seem to remember they hold thousands of files in single dir's... ;-) Regards, Karl Brent Washburne wrote: > > What is the maximum optimal number of files for a directory? Is > it in the tens, hundreds, or thousands? Thanks! > Brent Washburne > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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