-----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.
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Jerry Feldman