On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, L.D. Best wrote:
> Didn't I see somewhere, out of the corner of my eye, that Linux uses
> something like FAT32? It has something going on, since it allows for
> long files name [I've yet to find out just how long they can be]. What
> sector sizes does Linux allow?
My first inclination is to say, "Bite your tongue!" but in
point of fact, Linux *can* use FAT32.
Its default file system, however, is ext2fs. Valid block
sizes are 1K, 2K, or 4K... so yes, even with a 40GB drive, you
could, if you wanted, create your file system with a block size of
1K. There are (obviously?) trade-offs... or maybe I should say
considerations. Usually you just let the OS decide how large the
blocksize should be, and all the other low level stuff, but it is
possible to greatly customize the filesystem when you create it.
Yes, 255 characters is the max length of an ext2fs filename.
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