Hello Matthew,
Thanks for the reply.
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From: "Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"
To: To Stacey Roberts
Date: Tue, 09 Mar, 2004 14:05 GMT
Subject: Re: Per-User QUOTA's vs blocksize> On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 06:48:51PM +0000, Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > "You may limit allocations based on disk space (block quotas)" > > > > What exactly is the size of a block? > > As the quota system uses the term, a block is 512b -- this unit is > also called a sector in some situations, but it's basically the same > thing. It reflects the size of the underlying sector structures > within the filesystem. Ahh.., thanks for that. > > Most applications that deal in file sizes can deal in units of blocks, > (eg. the -s argument to newfs(8) takes an argument in units of sectors > or blocks, although just to be confusing, newfs(8) also uses > 'block-size' with a different meaning) and in some of the older ones > blocks are the default measure. However, more commonly used > applications (like df(1)) or more recently written ones either default > to reporting in more familiar units -- b, kb, Mb -- or have mechanisms > for changing to those units. Cheers for this. Regards, Stacey > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK -- Stacey Roberts B. Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com
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