-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 05:52:06 -0500 GarUlbricht7@netscape.net wrote:
That's why Linux has "sync". I am sure M$ has a similar command, however, i don't remember what it is... Actually no. The design of the Windows file systems is essentially for an immediate write. In Windows, essentially when a block is to be written, it is done so immediately. Where on Linux (and all other Unixes except maybe SCO), it sits in a kernel buffer until either the driver feels like writing it or a sync is issued.
The bottom line is that there is no need for a defrag on any modern Linux (or Unix) file systems. - -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/yfsr+wA+1cUGHqkRArbxAJ0X1jtJc+Sr49ntpExdOqvPP/I10ACdGMcM ZjXFO6tepQl1jBToBWQQvyY= =0uGY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----