On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 10:45 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 12/18/2011 01:17 AM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > > Is that what you are saying?. > > Did you follow the link I gave? It's what the explanation there > implies. However, I'm guessing that the system only knows how big your > first write is, not how big the file's going to get, partially because > the program itself may not know this.
The system knows absolutely nothing except what you tell it. The file is created with only the most basic attributes, including ownership and permissions. It occupies no space other than a directory entry, and everything from then on has to be added explicitly. > And, instead of going to the > beginning of the area allocated, it goes roughly to the middle, to leave > room for the preceding file to grow as well as room in case you want to > add something to the head of the file. I taught Unix filesystem fundamentals for years and I have no idea what you're getting at. Just saying. If you want to be more specific perhaps we can talk. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
