Aallegra.103 NET.blfp utzoo!duke!chico!harpo!mhtsa!allegra!honey Thu Jul 23 15:57:48 1981 Inodes in Unix have you considered re-mkfs-ing for more inodes? mkfs with no args assumes the average file size is between 3 and 4 blocks (if my memory serves, and if they haven't changed much since version 7). clearly, your system has a bunch more smaller files. since you have special needs, you should use a proto with mkfs. of course, re-mkfs-ing is a pain, involving dumping the filesystem and restoring it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.