Re: [SLE] defrag for linux-answered at TLDP

From: Sid Boyce (sboyce_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 11/30/03

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    John Andersen wrote:

    >On Saturday 29 November 2003 14:06, Stephen W wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Users of the ext2 file system can probably do without
    >>defrag, because
    >>ext2 contains extra code to keep fragmentation reduced
    >>even in very
    >>full file systems.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >So what avout Reiserfs? Does it do defragging too?
    >
    >
    >
    As I've posted here before on this topic, I'd forgotten about defrag -
    shows how long since I've used Windows. Forget defrag, it's like taking
    ski gear on an African safari. This aeroplane is Linux, it flies you to
    the same place Windows does, but they have different engines, fuel and
    handling characteristics, you have to learn to fly each differently and
    accept they are different. Since Linux-0.01 I've never needed to
    defrag, even with some small disks.
    Regards
    Sid. 

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