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Re: will 0-length file take up inodes



On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 05:31:18PM -0500, Tong wrote:

> Will 0-length file take up inodes? If yes, how can I create a

All files need inodes. If you want support for tail-packing, use
Reiserfs. XFS *may* support this as well, but I'm not sure. At least
with Reiserfs, XFS, and JFS, you don't need to pre-allocate space for
inodes, and you won't run out as long as you have free disk space.

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