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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: "R. David Whitlock" <ryandav@u.washington.edu>
To: linux@u.washington.edu
Subject: file sizes, directory sizes
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So, I'm working on a box with some friends, playing with some large data
transfer stuff, and I have the following question:

using a plain, vanilla x86 box that is running some recent default kernel
(2.2.x or so), what are the file size limits and directory limits that
linux has?  Is there a maximum number of files allowable in a
directory?  I know that the file size limit is 2 gb, although that can be
patched (where is the patch, btw?), but I'm looking for the other info as
well...  

Also, one of the banner ads on slashdot has been bugging me:  what IS the
process number limit in linux?

Later,
 David



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