RE: Windows vs stat() Directory Size

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you sure about that?

I'd guess that what you are probably after is amount of space used by the 
objects in a directory.

The disk space used by the directory itself is just the amount of space used 
for the list of objects in the directory and certain attributes (depending on 
what FS you are talking about.

Though the directory is thought of as an objects container....it really doesn't 
contain the objects themselves.  Unless the FS implementation tracks the total 
size of objects in a given directory and all it's subdirectories (and I don't 
know of such a FS), you'll have to walk the tree.

Windows Explorer walks the tree, you can see that happening when you right 
click on, for example, the \WINDOWS directory.


HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bill Meecham
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:25 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Windows vs stat() Directory Size
> 
> 
> Hey Scott,
> 
> What I'm after is the disk space that the directory is using. 
>  This is for resource usage and IFS space being used.  I 
> think allocated space is more like what I need.  Otherwise I 
> would have to read through the tree at all levels for the top 
> directory value...right?  
> That would take a lot of time unless I stuck to specific directories.
> 
> Your thoughts?
> 
> thanks,
> bill
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Scott Klement 
>   To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
>   Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:16 PM
>   Subject: Re: Windows vs stat() Directory Size
> 
> 
>   Hi Bill,
> 
>   Do you mean the size of a directory?  Or do you mean the 
> size of the 
>   objects in the directory?
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