Re: [SLUG] Maximum number of files per directory?

["Tony Young" <acmyau@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe the only limit is the number of inodes configured when the
filesystem was made. That's a system-wide limit though, not a per-directory.
I could be wrong though, it's happened before...

ty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Campbell McLeay" <campbellm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <slug@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Maximum number of files per directory?


> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know whether there is a limit on the number of files
> per directory for ext2 filesystems. The machine is running 2.4.19
> kernel, Debian potato. I imagine that even that there is a limit
> it might slow down fsck considerably. I'm asking because someone
> has a directory with 12000+ (small-ish) files on our webserver...:)
>
> cheers,
>
> Campbell
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