[olug] Filesystem Compression

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The e2compr thing is what suggests using chattr +c, IIRC.  The kernel module for it understands the 'c' attribute on files/directories.

Tools could be broken these days... shrug.

-Will

> 
> From: Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us>
> Date: 2004/10/30 Sat PM 11:42:10 EDT
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Filesystem Compression
> 
> Adam Lassek wrote:
> > You can set the "c" flag on files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem using
> > chattr, and according to the man page this should compress it. Has
> > anyone done this?
> 
> Just tried it, the "c" flag was ignored.
> 
> The manpage for chattr also says:
> 
> "The `c', 's', and `u' attributes are not honored by the ext2 and ext3 
> filesystems as implemented in the current mainline Linux kernels.  These 
> attributes may be implemented in future versions ext2 and ext3."
> 
> This is for version 1.35 of e2fsprogs on a Debian "sarge" box.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
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