[PLUG] Odd disk space error

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "AthlonRob" == AthlonRob  <AthlonRob at axpr.net> writes:

Matt> Yep...  I'm out of inodes...  I had a Perl script running that
Matt> was in fact creating a bajillion little files.  So is there a
Matt> way to increase my inode stockpile?  Or do I need to reformat
Matt> the partition with more inodes...?

AthlonRob> tar up the itty bitty files?

AthlonRob> It isn't that you'd need to reformat with more inodes,
AthlonRob> really... you'd need to reformat with *smaller* inodes
AthlonRob> (hence making more).

AthlonRob> I'd tar up the itty bitty files, though... maybe in a
AthlonRob> RAMdisk if you can't spare the inodes to do it.  :-)

If you are going to create a new filesystem and you want to keep all
those itty bitty files, you might also consider a filesystem that
doesn't limit inodes, e.g. reiserfs.


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