Max # of files/dirs under Linux?

Bill Freeman f at ke1g.mv.com
Tue Dec 10 14:17:33 EST 2002


bscott at ntisys.com writes:
 >   Maximum number of files in a single directory = Unlimited
 >   Maximum number of subdirectories in a single directory = 32768

	But a subdirectory is a file.  (At least it was on good/bad
old UFS.)  Why should there be a limit on subdirectories in a
directory if there's none on files?



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