BSD filesystem defragmentation question

[Bret McKee]

>Assume I have an 8k/1k filesystem and create a file with 789
>bytes in it.  This gives me one fragment.
>
>Now, let's say I add to the file so it grows to be 3875 bytes,
>taking 4 fragments, and that these fragments are not all in
>the same block.

This is an impossible setup.  You would have one file taking up a 4k
"fragment".  At most, a file will occupy one incomplete block.

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Bret Mckee

Hewlett Packard 
HP-UX Development Lab
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Of course, these are just my opinions...