Tuning Filesystems
%tunefs
parameters
Alter the layout policies
on a particular filesystem
Doesn't change the filesystem's
contents
Filesystem parameters can be adjusted:
-
The rotational delay between grous of blocks in a file
-
The maximum number of blocks in a single transfer
-
The number of blocks a file may claim from a cylinder
group
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The amount of disk space to reserve as overhead
Tunefs alters
information of superblock, and should be used on a unmounted filesystem
