Sizes of filesystems compared to the size specified in format....
2007-12-24 20:40:00
I have a quick question that has baffled me for ages...
I work on a test environment so I am often building replicas of our live
systems the one thing that confuses me is when I try to size a filesystem.
I use format to specify the size I require in Mb, but I find that when I
mount the filesystem I find it is smaller than the size I have specified. I
used to think the rule was that it kept 10% of the filesystem size, but this
doesn't seem consistent.
Is there any rule of what space it keeps that I can use to make sure I get
my filesystems the right size the first time.
Many Thanks
Lorraine
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